Lingnan (;
Vietnamese: Lĩnh Nam) is a geographic area referring to the lands in the south of the
Nanling Mountains. The region covers the modern Chinese subdivisions of
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
,
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...
,
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
,
Hong Kong
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,
and
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
,
as well as modern northern to central
Vietnam
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.
Background
The area was inhabited by the
Baiyue and was the base of the ancient kingdom of
Nanyue. At that time, Lingnan was considered by the ancient Chinese court to be a tropical barbarian land that had lost contact with the
Zhongyuan, which was the cultural cradle of
Chinese culture
Chinese culture () is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia and is extremely diverse and varying, with customs and traditions varying grea ...
.
In the second century BCE, the
Han conquest of Nanyue led to its absorption into the
Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...
during its
southward expansion, and its development was boosted once the
Mei Pass
Mei Pass () is a strategic site around north of Nanxiong in Guangdong, China. It is situated in the Meiling Mountains () and forms the boundary between the provinces of Jiangxi and Guangdong.
The site of Mei Pass has been significant since the ...
was paved. The region was also the base of the Kingdom of
Southern Han (917-971).
Lingnan Jiedushi
Lingnan
Jiedushi
The ''jiedushi'' (), or jiedu, was a title for regional military governors in China which was established in the Tang dynasty and abolished in the Yuan dynasty. The post of ''jiedushi'' has been translated as "military commissioner", "legate ...
or military command, were ruled by military governors during the Tang dynasty.
List of jiedushis:
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Song Jing 716
*Zhen Dan 717
*Pei Zhouxian 719-722
*Li Ju 727-735
*Li Shangyin 727
*Li Chaoyin 733-735
*Song Ding 739
*Pei Dunfu 745
*Peng Guo 745-747
*Lu Huan 749-751
*Zhang Jiugao 751-753
*A Lüguang 754-756
*Helan Jinming 756
*Wei Lijian 757-758
*Zhang Wanqing 758-760
*Zhao Liangbi 760-761
*Zhang Xiu 763
*Yang Shenwei 764-767
*Xu Hao 767-768
*
Li Mian
Li Mian (; 717 – September 14, 788), courtesy name Xuanqing (玄卿), formally Duke Zhenjian of Qian (汧貞簡公), was a Chinese judge, military general, musician, poet, and politician during the Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during t ...
768-772
*Li Chongben 772-773
*Lu Sigong 773
*
Li Shu 775
*Gao Yun 776-777
*Zhang Boyi 777-782
*Yuan Xiu 782-784
*
Du You 784-787
*Li Fu 787-792
*Xue Jue 792-795
*Wang E 795-801
*Zhao Zhi 801-802
*Xu Shen 802-806
*Zhao Chang 806-808
*Yang Yuling 808-810
*
Zheng Yin 810-813
*Ma Zong 813-816
*Cui Yong 817
*Kong Kui 817-820
*Cui Neng 820-823
*Zheng Quan 823-824
*
Cui Zhi 824-826
*Hu Zheng 826-828
*Li Xian 828-829
*Cui Hu 829-830
*Li Liang 831-833
*
Cui Gong Cui Gong (崔珙) (died 854), formally the Duke of Anping (安平公), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Wuzong.
Background
It is not known when Cui Gong was born. He was fr ...
833
*Wang Maoyuan 833-835
*Li Congyi 835-836
*Lu Jun 836-840
*
Cui Guicong Cui Guicong (崔龜從), courtesy name Xuangao (玄告), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuānzong.
Background and early career
It is not known when Cui Guicong was born. ...
844-845
*Lu Zhen 845-846
*Li Pin 847-848
*Li Xingxiu 848-849
*Wei Zhengguan 849-851
*Ge Ganzhong 851-854
*Wei Shu 855-858
*Yang Fa 858
*Li Sui 858
*Li Chengxun 858-859
*Xiao Fang 859-860
*Wei Zhou 861-868
*Zheng Yu 868-871
*
Zheng Congdang 871-874
*Wei He 874-876
*Li Tiao 877-879
*Zheng Xu 879-886
*
Lü Yongzhi
Lü Yongzhi (呂用之) (d. December 29, 887Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter'' Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 257.) was a Chinese magician, military general, and politician during the late medieval Tang Dynasty, who became trusted by ...
886
*Pei Qu 887-889
*Li Chonggui 890-895
*Chen Pei 893
*
Cui Yin 896
*
Li Zhirou 896-900
*
Cui Yin 900
*
Xu Yanruo 900-901
*
Liu Yin 901-911
*
Pei Shu 903
*
Cui Yuan 904
*Liu Yan 911-917
See also
*
Lingnan culture
*
Liangguang
*
Tĩnh Hải quân
Tĩnh Hải quân or the Jinghai Military Command ( Chinese: 靜海軍, pinyin: Jìnghǎi Jūn) (literally "Peaceful Sea Army"), also known as Annam (安南), was an administrative division of the Tang dynasty of China administered by Chinese go ...
References
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Regions of Vietnam