Jiaodong Kingdom


Jiaodong Kingdom was a kingdom of the Han dynasty, located in what is now eastern Shandong, with its capital in Jimo.

History

In 165 BC, Zichuan was separated from the Qi Kingdom and granted to Liu Xiongqu, son of Liu Fei, King of Qi. Xiongqu was killed in the Rebellion of the Seven States, and was succeeded by Liu Che, son of Emperor Jing, and the future Emperor Wu. After Che was designated as the heir to the Han throne, Jiaodong was converted to a commandery.
In 148 BC, Jiaodong was granted to Liu Ji, another son of Emperor Jing. Ji and his descendants held Jiaodong for 6 generations:
  • Liu Ji, King Kang of Jiaodong, 148–119 BC;
  • Liu Xian, King Ai of Jiaodong, 119–106 BC;
  • Liu Tongping, King Dai of Jiaodong, 106–82 BC;
  • Liu Yin, King Qing of Jiaodong, 82–27 BC;
  • Liu Shou, King Gong of Jiaodong, 27–14 BC;
  • Liu Yin, 14 BC – 8 AD.
The last king of Jiaodong was deposed after the usurpation of Wang Mang. After the restoration of Eastern Han, Jiaodong was merged into Beihai Commandery.
In late Western Han, Jiaodong consisted of 8 counties, namely Jimo, Changwu, Xiami, Zhuangwu, Yuzhi, Ting, Guanyang and Zoulu. The population in 2 AD was 323,331, or 72,002 households.