Pei Commandery
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Pei Commandery was an administrative division in ancient China, located in what is now northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong, historically notable as the home region of several prominent Han and Three Kingdoms figures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yingchuan Commandery | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commandery of ancient China
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former administrative division ⓘ |
| abolishedAsAdministrativeUnit | yes ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Pei County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeHierarchyLevel | second-level division under the command of the central government ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dong Commandery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jiujiang Commandery NERFINISHED ⓘ Linhuai Commandery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Pei County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Commanderies of the Han dynasty
ⓘ
Historical regions of China ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Han dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | commandery administrator ⓘ |
| hadPopulation | hundreds of thousands during Eastern Han (approximate) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | East China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
birthplace of Liu Bang, founder of the Han dynasty
ⓘ
important recruitment area during late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms ⓘ power base for early Han leaders ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being home region of several prominent Han figures
ⓘ
being home region of several prominent Three Kingdoms figures ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialUse | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Jiangsu
ⓘ
southern Shandong ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Yu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInThePresentDayTerritoryOf |
Jiangsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shandong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Cao Cao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cao Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cao Zhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Fan Kuai NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Bang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiao He NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Liang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Han dynasty administrative system ⓘ |
| presentDayCoreArea |
Pei County, Jiangsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tengzhou, Shandong NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuzhou region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Huai River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Huai River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | commandery ⓘ |
| terrain | plains ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient China ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Yingchuan Commandery