Andong / Antung ( Wade-Giles) (), or Liaodong () was a former province in

Northeast China Northeast China or Northeastern China () is a geographical region of China, which is often referred to as "Manchuria" or "Inner Manchuria" by surrounding countries and the West. It usually corresponds specifically to the three provinces east of t ...

, located in what is now part of

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

and

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

provinces. It was bordered on the southeast by the

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, which separated it from

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History

The name of the province ''Antung'' in Chinese means "pacify the east" and was likely inspired by the

Protectorate General to Pacify the East The Protectorate-General to Pacify the East () was an administrative division of the Chinese Tang dynasty in Manchuria and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. It was established after the Tang dynasty defeated Goguryeo and annexed its ter ...

established during the Tang Dynasty. Antung Province was first created in 1934 as a province of the Japanese-controlled Empire of

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China, Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 afte ...

, when the former

Fengtian Province Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost c ...

was divided into three parts: Antung Province, Fengtian Province and

Jinzhou Province Jinzhou Province was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. It was established 1934, when the old Fengtian Province was split into the Andong Province, Fengtian Province and Jinzhou Province. Jinzhou was mostly Chinese with Korean minorities within i ...

. Antung was further sub-divided in 1939 into Antung Province and

Tonghua Province Tonghua Province was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. It was created in 1941, when Andong Province was split into: # Andong Province # Tonghua Province See also * List of administrative divisions of Manchukuo The administrative divisions of Ma ...

. After the annexation of Manchukuo by the

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after the end of

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, the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

reunited Antung and Tonghua, and continued to recognize the area as Antung Province. However, under the administration of the

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, Antung Province was renamed as Liaodong Province and it was abolished in 1954, and its area was divided between

Liaoning Province Liaoning () is a coastal provinces of China, province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and i ...

and

Jilin Province Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

Administration division

The capital of Antung Province from 1934–1939 was

Tonghua Tonghua () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It borders North Korea's Chagang Province to the south and southeast, Baishan to the east, Jilin City to the north, Liaoyuan to the northwest, an ...

, in modern-day

. However, after the 1939 administrative reorganization of the province, the capital moved to

Antung Andong / Antung (Wade-Giles) (), or Liaodong () was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces. It was bordered on the southeast by the Yalu River, which separated it from Korea. History The ...

, an important border town between Manchukuo and

, and a major center on the railroad from Korea to

Mukden Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu name Mukden, is a major Chinese sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Liaoning province. Located in central-north Liaoning, it is the provi ...

. The area of the province (from 1934–1939 and 1945–1954) was .

1949–1954

External links

map of the Andong Province of Manchukuo
{{Coord missing, China Provinces of the Republic of China (1912–1949) Former provinces of China Provinces of Manchukuo States and territories established in 1934 1954 disestablishments in China