Daifang Commandery
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| Daifang Commandery | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese: | 帶方郡 |
| Simplified Chinese: | |
| Hanyu Pinyin: | dai4 fang1 jun4 |
| Wade-Giles: | Tai-fang-chün |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul: | 대방군 |
| Hanja: | 帶方郡 |
| Revised Romanization: | Daebang-gun |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Taebang-gun |
History
Gongsun Kang, a warlord in Liaodong, separated the southern half from the Lelang commandery and established the Daifang commandery in 204 to make administration more efficient. He controlled southern natives with Daifang instead of Lelang.
In 236 under the order of Ming Di of Kingdom of Wei, Sima Yi conquered the Gongsun family and annexed Liaodong, Lelang and Daifang to Wei. A dispute over the control of southern natives caused their revolt. The armies of Lelang and Daifang eventually stifled it.
The Daifang commandery was inherited by the Jin Dynasty. Due to bitter civil wars, Jin became unable to control the Korean peninsula at the beginning of the 4th century. Zhang Tong (張統) broke away from Jin in Lelang and Daifang. After Luoyang, the capital of Jin, was occupied by the Xiongnu in 311, he went for help to Murong Hui, a Xianbei warlord, with his subjects in 313. Goguryeo annexed Lelang and Daifang soon after that. The Chinese residents maintained their own cultures for a century.
Area
The Daifang commandery was located in Hwanghaedo and Kyǒnggido. According to Jinshu (晉書), it had the following seven prefectures (縣):
- Daifang Prefecture (帶方)
- Liekou Prefecture (列口)
- Nanxin Prefecture (南新)
- Changcen Prefecture (長岑)
- Tixi Prefecture (提奚)
- Hanzi Prefecture (含資)
- Haiming Prefecture (海冥)
See also
References
- Nahm, Andrew C. (1988). Korea: Tradition and Transformation - A History of the Korean People. Elizabeth, NJ: Hollym International.
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