Administrative Divisions Evolution of E County,Shayi County and Xiajun County during the Qin,Han and Six Dynasties
Refer to historical records,newly unearthed bamboo and wooden slips,and archaeological site surveys,this paper examines the administrative divisions evolution of E County(鄂县),Shayi County(沙羡)and Xiajun County(下隽)during the Qin,Han and Six Dynasties again.This paper posits that the Ewang City(鄂王城)site in Jinniu Town(金牛镇)of Daye City(大冶市)corresponds to the E County from the late Warring States period to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty,as well as the E County from the Western Jin to the Chen Dynasty.The current urban area of Ezhou City(鄂州市)is identified as the E County in the late Eastern Han period and it is identified as the Wuchang County during the Six Dynasties as well.The Shayi County from the Qin to the Eastern Jin period was located in today's Wuchang District(武昌区)of Wuhan City,which was named as Shayang County(沙阳县)for a short term in the end of Sun Wu.The present Jinkou Town(金口镇)in the Jiangxia District(江夏区)of Wuhan City is identified as the Runan County(汝南县)during the Eastern Jin and Liu Song periods.The Xiajun County in the Qin and Han periods was located in today's Yueyang County(岳阳 县)of Hunan Province,which was transfered to Xiaoling Town(肖岭乡)in today's Chongyang County(崇阳县)of Hubei Province during the fifteenth year of Jian'an(建安).The relocation of Xiajuan County was related to the political and military power shifts in Jingzhou(荆州)between Sun Quan and Liu Bei during the fourteenth and fifteenth years of Jian'an.
E CountyShayi CountyXiajun CountyHanchang prefecturePolitical geography during the Qin,Han and Six Dynasties