Hejiang Province

Province of the Republic of China (1945–1949)

former province of the Republic of China 合江省 Hokiang Province (1945-1948)

Capital	Kiamusze (Chia-mu-ssu, Chiamussu)

Hokiang, (Chinese: 合江; pinyin: Héjiāng) 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 Mohe-ruled kingdom of Balhae (Bohai) occupied northern Korea and parts of Northeast China 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. 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 (拂涅靺鞨) were located on the south between Hejiang Province and Songjiang Province
Tieli Mohe (鐵利靺鞨) on the west of Hejiang Province
Heishui Mohe (黑水靺鞨) 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 :

Dongping (Dongpyeong) Prefecture (東平府)
- Yizhou (Iju) (伊州), present-day Mishan (Chinese: 密山; pinyin: Mìshān) as its administrative centre, corresponding to the previous land of the Funie Mohe
Dingli (Cheolli) Prefecture (定理府)
- Delizhen (Deongnijin) (德理鎮) present-day Harbin (Chinese: 哈爾濱; pinyin: Hā'ěrbīn), as its administrative centre, corresponding to the previous land of the Tieli Mohe
Huaiyuan (Hoewon) Prefecture (懷遠府)
- Dazhou (Dalju) (達州) present-day Tongjiang (Chinese: 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 Tang dynasty, as well as Korea and Japan.

Modern history

The province was formed in 1945 after the capture of Japanese controlled Manchukuo. In 1949, the province was incorporated into the Songjiang Province and in 1954 the whole area was included into the Heilongjiang Province.^[1]^{[self-published source]}

References

^ Charles D. Pettibone (May 2013). The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: China. Trafford Publishing. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-4669-9646-5.

Defunct Chinese provinces and provincial regions

Yuan dynasty

Huguang Henanjiangbei Jiangzhe Liaoyang* Lingbei* Zhengdong*
Special administrative areas	Central Secretariat Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs

Ming dynasty

Huguang Jiaozhi*
Special administrative areas	Beizhili Nanzhili

ROC (1912–1949)

Andong Qahar Hejiang Hexi Liaobei Nenjiang Rehe Songjiang Suiyuan Xikang Xing'an Zhili
Special administrative regions	Chuanbian Dongsheng Hainan Qahar Rehe Suiyuan Weihai
Areas	Jingzhao Mongolia Tibet
Provincal fu	Nanjingfu Shuntianfu
Special administrative municipalities	Jingdu Jingu Hankou Songhu
Yuan administrative municipalities	Beiping Chongqing Dalian Guangzhou Hankou Harbin Nanjing Qingdao Shanghai Shenyang Tianjin Xi'an

PRC

Liaodong Liaoxi Mudanjiang Pingyuan Qahar Rehe Songjiang Suiyuan Xikang
Greater administrative areas	Huabei Dongbei Huadong Zhongnan Xibei Xinan
Municipalities	Anshan Benxi Changchun Dalian → Lüda Fushun Harbin Guangzhou Nanjing Shenyang Hankou → Wuhan Xi'an
Administrative territories	Chuanbei Chuandong Chuannan Chuanxi Subei Sunan Wanbei Wannan Lüda
Territories	Chamdo

v t e De jure provinces of the Republic of China
Provinces suspended by the PRC government	Antung Chahar Chekiang Hokiang Hsingan Jehol Liaopeh Nunkiang Sikang Sungkiang Suiyuan Tibet Yunnan
Provincial governments suspended by the ROC government in Taiwan	Fukien Taiwan