Jianwei Commandery
| Jianwei Commandery 建威郡 | |
|---|---|
| Former subdivision of Western Han → Eastern Han → Shu Han → Western Jin → Southern dynasties | |
| 2nd century BCE–589 CE | |
| Capital | Jianwei 建威 (near modern Yibin) |
| Historical era | Imperial China |
• Established under the Western Han | 2nd century BCE |
• Abolished during the Sui dynasty reforms | 589 CE |
| Today part of | Southern and western Sichuan (centered on modern Yibin) |
Jianwei Commandery (建威郡) was an administrative commandery of imperial China located in what is now southern and western Sichuan, centered on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River near modern Yibin. It was established during the Western Han dynasty in the 2nd century BCE and continued through the Eastern Han, Three Kingdoms, Western Jin, and Southern dynasties until its abolition by the Sui dynasty in 589 CE.