Jiedushi
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The jiedushi (Chinese:
Powerful jiedushi eventually became fanzhen rulers (de facto warlords) and overrode the power of the central government of Tang. An early example of this was An Lushan, who was appointed jiedushi of three regions, which he used to start the An Lushan Rebellion that abruptly ended the golden age of the Tang dynasty. Even after the difficult suppression of that rebellion, some jiedushi such as the Three Fanzhen of Hebei were allowed to retain their powers due to the weakened state of the court. The jiedushi were one of the primary factors which contributed to the political division of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a period marked by continuous infighting among rival kingdoms, dynasties, and regional regimes established by jiedushi.[citation needed]
History
[edit]710s
[edit]Hexi Jiedushi was created in 711 and headquartered in Liang Prefecture. It was lost to the Tibetan Empire in 766. Wang Junchuo (
Longyou Jiedushi was created in 713 and headquartered in Shan Prefecture (Ledu, Qinghai). In 747, Geshu Han was appointed jiedushi of Longyou.
Shuofang Jiedushi was created in 713 and headquartered in Ling Prefecture (southwest of Lingwu, Ningxia). It controlled Ordos, Ningxia, and north Shanxi. In 756 the jiedushi of Shuofang, Guo Ziyi, defeated the rebel Shi Siming in Hebei and recovered Chang'an and Luoyang from the rebels in 757. He was made Commandery Prince of Fenyang in 762 and retook Chang'an from the Tibetan Empire in 763. Shuofang was taken over by the warlord Han Zun (
Youzhou Jiedushi, also known as Fanyang Jiedushi, was created in 713. It assumed control of Lulong in 762 and controlled You, Ji, Ping, Tan, Gui, and Yan prefectures. Its territory lay primarily in Tianjin north of the Hai River and parts of Beijing. It was headquartered in Ji county (southwest of Beijing). An Lushan was promoted to jiedushi of Pinglu, Fanyang (in north Hebei), and Hedong (central Shanxi) with an army of 150 000. He rebelled against the Tang dynasty in 755. Li Guangbi was promoted to jiedushi of Fanyang after recovering much territory from the rebels in Hebei, but he died soon after in 764. Li Huaixian, former general of An Lushan, delivered Shi Chaoyi's head to the Tang and surrendered in 763, becoming jiedushi of Youzhou and Lulong. Zhang Shougui (
Jiannan Jiedushi was created in 719 and headquartered in Yi Prefecture (
Pinglu Jiedushi was created in 719 and headquartered in Ying Prefecture (營州) (Chaoyang, Liaoning). It controlled Pinglu, Lulong and other prefectures in Liaoyang, Jinzhou, Liaoning, and northeast Hebei.
730s
[edit]Hedong Jiedushi was created in 730 and headquartered in Taiyuan, controlling Shi, Lan, Fen, Xin, and Dai prefectures in central and north Shanxi. Liu Gongchuo (
Lingwu Jiedushi was created in 733 and headquartered in Huile (
750s
[edit]Huainan West Circuit Jiedushi, also known as Huaixi Jiedushi, was created in 756 and lasted until 818. It was headquartered in Yingchuan Prefecture (潁川
Jiangxi Jiedushi was created in 756 and headquartered in Hong Prefecture (Nanchang, Jiangxi). It was renamed Zhennan Jiedushi in 865. It controlled Hong, Jiang, Xin, Yuan, Fu, Rao, Qian, and Ji prefectures, covering mostly Jiangxi. Li Gao was the jiedushi of Jiangxi during the Li Xilie rebellion.
Lingnan Jiedushi was created in 756 and headquartered in Guangzhou. It ended in 862 when its territory was split into West and East circuits. Lingnan West Circuit covered Guangxi and northern Vietnam. It was headquartered in Yong Prefecture (邕州) (south of Nanning, Guangxi). Lingnan East Circuit covered Guangdong and was headquartered in Guangzhou.
Hezhong Jiedushi was created in 757 and headquartered in Hedong (southwest of Yongji, Shanxi). It controlled Jin, Jiang, Ci, and Xi prefectures.
Jingli Jiedushi was created in 757 and headquartered in Jingzhou (Jingzhou District, south central Hubei). It controlled 17 prefectures in Jingzhou, Hubei, Changde, and Hunan. It was annexed by Zhu Wen in 905.
Shannan East Circuit Jiedushi was created in 757 and headquartered in Xiangzhou. Its territory encompassed areas of Suizhou, Shiyan, Hubei, Nanyang, and Henan. In 763 Liang Chongyi was appointed jiedushi of Shannan East Circuit. He committed suicide in 781. Yu Di was a jiedushi of Shannan East Circuit.
Zhenhai Army Jiedushi, also known as Zhejiang West Circuit Jiedushi (
Zhenwu Jiedushi was created in 758 and headquartered in the Chanyu Protectorate (northwest of Horinger). It controlled the Chanyu Protectorate, Lin Prefecture (麟州), Sheng Prefecture (
Binning Jiedushi existed from 759 until 885, when it was renamed Jingnan Army. It was headquartered in Bin Prefecture (Shaanxi) and governed Changwu and parts of Gansu.
Shanguo Jiedushi was created in 759 and headquartered in Shanzhou. It controlled Shan, Guo, and Hua prefectures. It was renamed Baoyi Army in 889.[2]
760s
[edit]Fengxiang Jiedushi was created in 760 and included Fengxiang and Long Prefecture (隴州) (Long County, Shaanxi and Huating County, Gansu). It was headquartered in Fengxiang. Li Maozhen and Zheng Zhu were jiedushi of Fengxiang.
Chengde Army Jiedushi was one of the Three Fanzhen of Hebei after the An Lushan Rebellion. From 762 it was headquartered in Heng Prefecture (
Henan Jiedushi was revived in 762 and was sometimes known as the Biansong Jiedushi from then onward. It officially became the Biansong Jiedushi in 776 until 781 when it was renamed Xuanwu Army. The Biansong Jiedushi was headquartered in Bian Prefecture (Kaifeng), and governed Shangqiu as well as east Henan. In 781 its seat was moved to Song Prefecture (
Ziqing-Pinglu Jiedushi was created in 762 and headquartered in Qingzhou, Shandong. It controlled 15 prefectures encompassing most of Shandong and parts of Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu. Li Zhengji became the jiedushi of Ziqing-Pinglu after the An Lushan Rebellion and worked together with Tian Yue to curtail the imperial court's attempt to weaken local powers.
Weibo Jiedushi was created in 763 and headquartered in Wei Prefecture (northeast of Daming County and southeast of Handan, south Hebei). It controlled Wei, Bo, Bei, Wei, Chan, and Xiang prefectures in Shandong, north Henan, and south Hebei. It was renamed Tianxiong Army in 904. Tian Chengsi, Tian Hongzheng, Tian Xu were jiedushi of Weibo.
Zhaoyi Army Jiedushi was created in 766 and headquartered in Xiang Prefecture (Anyang, Henan).
Jingyuan Jiedushi was created in 768 and lasted until 894 when it was renamed Zhangyi Army. Jingyuan's territory was located in Jingchuan, Zhenyuan, Gansu, and Ningxia. Its headquarter was in Jing Prefecture (north of Jingchuan, northeast Gansu. Surviving the Battle of Talas in 751, Duan Xiushi went on to become the jiedushi of Jingyuan until he was dismissed in 780 by Yang Yan. He was killed during the Jingyuan mutiny in 783 for denouncing the usurper Zhu Ci. Jingyuan was annexed by Li Maozhen in 899.
780s
[edit]Shannan West Circuit Jiedushi was created in 780 and headquartered in Liang Prefecture (
Heyang Sancheng Jiedushi was created in 781 and headquartered in Heyang (
Yiwu Army Jiedushi was created in 782 and headquartered in Dingzhou (in Hebei). Sun Fangjian (
Henghai Army Jiedushi was created in 785 and lasted until 829. It was headquartered in Cangzhou (southeast Hebei) and controlled Cang, Jing, De, and Di prefectures.
Xiasui Jiedushi was created in 787 and controlled Xia, Sui, Yin, and You prefectures in Shenmu and south Ih Ju League, Inner Mongolia.
790s
[edit]Wuning Jiedushi was created in 795 and headquartered in Xuzhou. Shi Pu was a jiedushi of Wuning. Wang Shi was appointed jiedushi of Wuning in 862.
813
[edit]Caizhou Jiedushi controlled Cai, Shen, and Guang prefectures around 813. It was headquartered in Runan, southeast Henan.
Chenxu Jiedushi was in charge of Chen and Xu prefectures around 813. It was headquartered in Xuchang.
Eyue Jiedushi was in charge of E, Mian, An, Huang, Qi, and Yue prefectures around 813. It was headquartered in Jiangxia (Wuchang, Hubei).
Xiangyang Jiedushi controlled Xiang, Deng, Fu, Ying, Tang, Sui, Jun, and Fang prefectures in north Hubei and southwest Henan around 813. It was headquartered in Xiangyang.
Xusi Jiedushi controlled Xu, Su, and Hao prefectures around 813. It was headquartered in Xuzhou.
Zhenghua Jiedushi controlled Zheng and Hua prefectures around 813. It was headquartered in Baima.
850s
[edit]In 851 the Guiyi Army Jiedushi was created from territories reclaimed by Zhang Yichao from the Tibetan Empire. It was situated east Xinjiang and Gansu, and was headquartered in Sha Prefecture (west of Dunhuang, Gansu).
940s
[edit]Qingyuan Army Jiedushi was created in 949 and headquartered in Quanzhou. It controlled Zhangzhou, Xiamen, and other areas in Fujian. Liu Congxiao was made jiedushi of Qingyuan Army in 949 after Wang Yanzheng's fall.
950s
[edit]In 951 Bian Hao crushed Chu and was promoted to jiedushi of Wu'an Army (in Hunan).
Jiedushi titles
[edit]- Anhua Jiedushi (
安 化 ) - Biansong Jiedushi (汴宋)
- Binning Jiedushi (邠寧)
- Caizhou Jiedushi (蔡州)
- Chengde Army Jiedushi (
成德 軍 ) - Chengxu Jiedushi (
陳 許 ) - Eyue Jiedushi (鄂岳)
- Fanyang Jiedushi (范陽)
- Fenghua Jiedushi (
奉 化 ) - Fengxiang Jiedushi (
鳳 翔 ) - Fufang Jiedushi (鄜坊)
- Guiyi Army Jiedushi (
歸 義軍 ) - Hedong Jiedushi (
河東 ) - Henan Jiedushi (
河南 ) - Henghai Army Jiedushi (
橫 海軍 ) - Hexi Jiedushi (
河西 ) - Heyangsancheng Jiedushi (
河陽 三城 ) - Hezhong Jiedushi (
河中 ) - Huainan Jiedushi (
淮南 ) - Huaixi Jiedushi (淮西)
- Jiangxi Jiedushi (
江西 ) - Jiannan Jiedushi (
劍 南 ) - Jiannan East River Jiedushi (
劍 南東 川 ) - Jiannan West River Jiedushi (
劍 南西 川 ) - Jianxiong Army Jiedushi (
建 雄 軍 ) - Jinghai Jiedushi (
靜海 ) - Jingjiang Army Jiedushi (
靜江 軍 ) - Jingli Jiedushi (荊澧)
- Jingyuan Jiedushi (涇原)
- Lingnan Jiedushi (
嶺 南 ) - Lingwu Jiedushi (
靈 武 ) - Lulong Jiedushi (
盧 龍 ) - Ningyuan Army Jiedushi (
寧 遠 軍 ) - Pinglu Jiedushi (
平 盧 ) - Qingyuan Army Jiedushi (
清 源 軍 ) - Qinlong Jiedushi (
秦 隴) - Shanguo Jiedushi (陜虢)
- Shannan Jiedushi (
山南 ) - Shannan East Circuit Jiedushi (
山南 東道 ) - Shannan West Circuit Jiedushi (
山南 西道 ) - Shuofang Jiedushi (
朔 方 ) - Tianxiong Army Jiedushi (
天 雄 軍 ) - Weibo Jiedushi (
魏 博 ) - Weiwu Army Jiedushi (
威武 軍 ) - Wu'an Army Jiedushi (
武安 軍 ) - Wuchang Jiedushi (
武 昌 ) - Wuning Jiedushi (
武 寧 ) - Xiangyang Jiedushi (
襄 陽 ) - Xiasui Jiedushi (
夏 绥) - Xuanwu Army Jiedushi (
宣 武 軍 ) - Xusi Jiedushi (
徐 泗) - Yanmen Jiedushi (t
雁 門 or鴈 門 , s雁 门) - Yiding Jiedushi (
易 定 ) - Yiwu Army Jiedushi (
義武 軍 ) - Youzhou Jiedushi (
幽 州 ) - Zhaoyi Army Jiedushi (
昭義 軍 ) - Zhendong Jiedushi (鎮東)
- Zhenghua Jiedushi (
鄭 滑 ) - Zhenhai Army Jiedushi (鎮海
軍 ) - Zhennan Jiedushi (鎮南)
- Zhenwu Jiedushi (
振 武 ) - Zhongwu Jiedushi (
中 吳 ) - Ziqing-Pinglu Jiedushi (淄青
平 盧 )
Notable jiedushi
[edit]Notable jiedushi:
- An Lushan
- Abe no Nakamaro
- Gao Xianzhi
- Geshu Han
- Guo Ziyi
- Qu Chengyu
- Li Keyong
- Li Cunxu
- Li Maozhen
- Liu Congjian
- Liu Rengong
- Liu Shouguang
- Li Jiqian
- Li Guangbi
- Shi Jingtang
- Shi Siming
- Tian Chengsi
- Wang Zhongsi
- Zhu Wen
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Middle Ranking Official of the Tang dynasty (
唐 代 中層 文官 )" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2010. - ^ Xiong 2008, p. 439.
Bibliography
[edit]- Xiong, Victor (2008), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, United States of America: Scarecrow Press, Inc., ISBN 978-0810860537