Yulin Commandery (鬱林郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from Qin dynasty to Tang dynasty in the modern region of Guangxi.
History
Yulin Commandery was established as Guilin Commandery (桂林郡) in 214 BC, when the Qin dynasty conquered Lingnan. After the collapse of Qin, the commandery became part of the Nanyue kingdom.
In 112 BC, Nanyue was annexed by the Han dynasty, and the commandery was renamed to "Yulin". Yulin was one of the least populated commanderies: in late Western Han period, it had a population of 12,415 households (71,162 individuals) in its 12 counties.
The commandery was part of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. In 274 AD, a new Guilin Commandery was established on the northern half of Yulin. Jin dynasty unified China in 280. At the time, the commandery administered 9 counties, and recorded a population of 6,000 households. By the year 464, the number of counties had been increased to 17, and the total population, according to the Book of Song, was 1,121 households (5,727 individuals). The commandery was abolished when the Sui dynasty conquered the Chen dynasty.
In Tang dynasty, the Yulin Prefecture was also known as Yulin Commandery. The commandery consisted of 4 counties, and had a population of 1,918 households (9,699 individuals).
References
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 6.
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 113.
- Book of Han, Chapter 28.
- ^ Book of Song, Chapter 38.
- Book of Jin, Chapter 15.
- Book of Sui, Chapter 31.
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 43.
| Provinces and commanderies of the Han dynasty (140 AD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sili |  Han provinces and commanderies in 219 CE | |
| Yu Province | ||
| Ji Province | ||
| Yan Province | ||
| Xu Province | ||
| Qing Province | ||
| Jing Province | ||
| Yang Province | ||
| Yi Province | ||
| Liang Province | ||
| Bing Province | ||
| Shuofang Province | ||
| You Province | ||
| Jiaozhi Province | ||
| Full list (202 BC – 220 AD) | ||