Jiaozhou (region)

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Jiaozhou (Chinese: 交州) is an ancient Chinese region. The territory defined by the region has been changed in different eras. Normally included modern North Vietnam and parts of Guangxi.

Han Dynasty

In 111 BC, Emperor Wu of Han conquered the kingdom of Nanyue and created the Jiaozhou region with nine comentries assigned to it: Nanhai, Cangwu, Yulin, Jiaozhi, Hepu, Rinan (Chinese: 日南), Zhuyai (Chinese: 珠崖), Tanerh (Chinese: 儋耳), and Jiuzhen (Chinese: 九真).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ban Biao; Ban Gu; Ban Zhao. "地理志" [Treatise on geography]. Book of Han (in Chinese). Volume 28. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 

See also

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