Jiaodong Kingdom ( zh, 膠東國) was a kingdom of the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

, located in what is now eastern

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

. Zichuan was separated from the Qi Kingdom in 165 BC and granted to Liu Xiongqu (劉雄渠), son of Liu Fei, King of Qi. Xiongqu was killed in the

Rebellion of the Seven States The Rebellion of the Seven States or Revolt of the Seven Kingdoms ( zh, s=七国之乱, t=七國之亂, p=Qī Guózhī Luàn) took place in 154 BC against the rule of Emperor Jing of Han dynasty by its regional semi-autonomous kings, to resist ...

, 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 the Middle Ages, a commandery (rarely commandry) was the smallest administrative division of the European landed properties of a military order. It was also the name of the house where the knights of the commandery lived.Anthony Luttrell and G ...

. 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 (劉寄), King Kang (康) of Jiaodong, 148–119 BC; *Liu Xian (劉賢), King Ai (哀) of Jiaodong, 119–106 BC; *Liu Tongping (劉通平), King Dai (戴) of Jiaodong, 106–82 BC; *Liu Yin (劉音), King Qing (頃) of Jiaodong, 82–27 BC; *Liu Shou (劉授), King Gong (恭) of Jiaodong, 27–14 BC; *Liu Yin (劉殷), 14 BC – 8 AD.''

Book of Han The ''Book of Han'' is a history of China finished in 111 CE, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of Wang Mang in 23 CE. The work was composed by Ban Gu (32–92 CE), ...

'', Chapter 14. The last king of Jiaodong was deposed after the usurpation of

Wang Mang Wang Mang (45 BCE6 October 23 CE), courtesy name Jujun, officially known as the Shijianguo Emperor (), was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Chinese Xin dynasty. He was originally an official and consort kin of the ...

. After the restoration of

Eastern Han The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

, Jiaodong was merged into

Beihai Commandery Beihai Commandery ( zh, 北海郡) was a historical commandery of China, located in present-day northern Shandong province. Beihai was created during Emperor Jing of Han's reign. According to Zhou Zhenhe, Beihai was likely established on six coun ...

. In late Western Han, Jiaodong consisted of 8 counties, namely

Jimo Jimo District (), formerly Jimo City (), is a District of Qingdao, Shandong. Location Jimo is located in the southwest of the Shandong Peninsula, bordered by the Yellow Sea on the east and Mount Lao on the south. Climate Jimo has a modera ...

(即墨), Changwu (昌武), Xiami (下密), Zhuangwu (壯武), Yuzhi (郁秩), Ting (挺), Guanyang (觀陽) and Zoulu (鄒盧). The population in 2 AD was 323,331, or 72,002 households.''

'', Chapter 28.

References

{{reflist Kingdoms of the Han dynasty