Hejiang

Hejiang, (zh-cp|c=合江省|p=Héjiāng shěng) also known as Hokiang, was a province in Northeast China, which was established in 1945. It was c.52,300 sq mi (135,500 km²) in size and the provincial capital was Jiamusi.

History

Medieval history

From 698 to 936, the kingdom of Balhae occupied northern Korea and parts of Manchuria and Primorsky Krai, consisting of the Nanai, the Udege, and the Evenks and descendants of the Tungus-speaking people and the people of the recently fallen Goguryeo kingdom of Korea. Hejiang settled at this moment by Northern Mohe tribes were submitted to Balhae Kingdom under King Mun and reign King Seon's reign (818-830) :
* Funie Mohe (Hangul : 불녈말갈 Hanja/Hanzi : 拂涅靺鞨 pinyin :Fúniè Mòhé)were located on the south between Hejiang Province and Songjiang Province

* Tieli Mohe (Hangul : 철리말갈 Hanja/Hanzi : 鐵利靺鞨 pinyin : Tiělì Mòhé) on the west of Hejiang Province

* Heishui Mohe (Hangul : 흑수말갈 Hanja/Hanzi : 黑水靺鞨 pinyin : Hēishuǐ Mòhé)roughly between the north of Hejiang Province (Shuangyashan, Jiamusi, Hegang and Yichun) and the south of actual Khabarovsk Krai (Bikin, Vyazemsky, Lazo and Khabarovsk neighbourhood).

King Seon administrated their territories by creating three prefectures :::* Dongpyeong Prefecture (Hangul : 동평부 Hanja :東平府) with Iju (Hangul : 이주Hanja :伊州), present-day Mishan (Hanzi : 密山 pinyin :Mìshān ) as its administrative centre, corresponding to the previous land of the Funie Mohe

::* Cheolli Prefecture (Hangul : 철리부 Hanja : 定理府) with Deongnijin (Hangul : 덕리진 Hanja :德理鎮) present-day Harbin (Hanzi : 哈爾濱 pinyin :Hā'ěrbīn), as its administrative centre, corresponding to the previous land of the Tieli Mohe

::* Hoewon Prefecture (Hangul : 회원부 Hanja : 懷遠府) with Dalju (Hangul : 달주 Hanja :達州) present-day Tongjiang (Hanzi :同江 pinyin :Tóngjiāng), as its administrative centre corresponding to the southern part of the Heishui Mohe territory

Balhae was an early feudal medieval state of Eastern Asia, which developed its industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, and had its own cultural traditions and art. People of Balhae maintained political, economic and cultural contacts with the southern Chinese Tang dynasty, as well as Korea and Japan.

Modern history

In 1949, the province was incorporated into the Songjiang Province and in 1954 the whole area was included into the Heilongjiang Province.

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