Shanxi Atlas, Volume II

Page Sixteen

The Shanxi Provincial Administration Commission Buzhengsi; the primary civil administrative body of the province is located in Taiyuan. Its staff includes two Left and Right Administration Commissioners, three Left and Right Associate Administrators, and four Left and Right Administration Counselors who concurrently manage military provisions. It governs 4 Prefectures, 16 Independent Departments, 64 Counties, and 4 Departments attached to prefectures with 11 subordinate counties. In total, there are over 4,440 neighborhoods Li; administrative units for tax and labor, 589,959 households, and 5,084,015 individuals. The combined summer and autumn taxes amount to 2,274,022 shi picul; a unit of volume for grain, roughly 100 liters of rice and wheat, 50 catties of silk, 4,777 bolts of cotton cloth, and 3,544,850 bundles of horse fodder.

The Shanxi Regional Military Commission Dusi; the provincial military command has three Regional Commanders, one Seal-holder, and two Assistant Commanders. It oversees 9 Guards with 17 subordinate battalions. Under this commission, there are over 19,500 personnel, including cavalry, infantry, officers, soldiers, families, and foreign-born recruits. It also oversees 3 Princely Ceremonial Guards.
The Shanxi Branch Regional Military Commission This branch in Datong was established later and oversees 14 Guards and 33 subordinate battalions has over 46,000 personnel, including cavalry and infantry under the jurisdiction of the Rear Bureau of Five Military Commissioners.
The Shanxi Branch Bureau of State Carriage Taipusi; responsible for breeding and managing government horses currently has over 32,900 horses and mules.
There is one Salt Distribution Commission located in Hedong with an annual salt quota of 420,000 "yin" a certificate allowing the trade of a specific quantity of salt.

The Provincial Surveillance Commission Anchasi; responsible for judicial and investigative oversight has one Surveillance Commissioner, twelve Vice Commissioners including one for courier stations, one for military census, and six for military defense in Yizhou and other areas, six Assistant Surveillance Commissioners, and four Circuit Inspectors.
There is one Imperial Envoy Supreme Commander of Xuan-Da Xuanfu and Datong; key northern border defense zones stationed in Yanghe, two Grand Coordinators one of whom is stationed in Taiyuan or Daizhou, one Regional Inspector stationed in Taiyuan, and one Salt Inspector stationed in Hedong.

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Princely Estates

Members of the Imperial family were often granted estates and titles in major provincial cities to act as local bulwarks for the Ming dynasty.
Jin Princely Estate Founded in the 12th year of the Hongwu era (1379), sealed in Taiyuan
代 Princely Estate Founded in the 21st year of the Hongwu era (1388), sealed in Datong
Shen Princely Estate Founded in the 21st year of the Hongwu era (1388), sealed in Lu’an

Three Circuits

Jingxing Military Defense

Jining Circuit
Qin Referring to the ancient regions of Jinyang, Taiyuan, and Bingzhou. Tracing back from the Tang and Yu dynasties, starting from the Daide era... [historical geographical lineage notes]

4 Prefectures

20 Departments

67 Counties

Taiyuan Prefecture

including outlying counties

Below is a hierarchical structure and distance list of the departments and counties under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture, with lines dividing administrative affiliations and rankings.

• Yangqu High Ranking; Seat of the Prefecture
• Taiyuan Middle Ranking 50 li away Distances are measured from the prefectural capital.
• Yuci Middle Ranking 70 li away
• Taigu Middle Ranking 90 li away
• Qi Middle Ranking 110 li away
• Xugou Low Ranking 80 li away
• Qingyuan Low Ranking 90 li away
• Jiaocheng Low Ranking 120 li away
• Wenshui Low Ranking 150 li away

Kelan Department

Middle Ranking; Overseeing 2 counties 290 li away

• Lan Low Ranking 310 li away
• Xing Low Ranking 400 li away

Baode Department

Middle Ranking; Overseeing 1 county 450 li away

• Hequ Low Ranking 500 li away

Dai Department

Middle Ranking; Overseeing 3 counties 310 li away

• Wutai Low Ranking 390 li away
• Fanshi Low Ranking 410 li away
• Guo Low Ranking 290 li away

Xin Department

Middle Ranking; Overseeing 2 counties 150 li away

• Dingxiang Low Ranking 180 li away
• Jingle Low Ranking 240 li away

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