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Zangke Commandery

111 BCE · 2nd century BCE

Zangke Commandery was an administrative region established by the Han dynasty in 111 BCE in the far south-west of China, mainly in modern Guizhou. It was created after the Han conquered Nanyue and the kingdom of Yelang submitted, and it extended Han rule over the south-western peoples.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zangke Commandery. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zangke-commandery
MLA: “Zangke Commandery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zangke-commandery. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Zangke Commandery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zangke-commandery.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Zangke Commandery’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zangke-commandery (Accessed: ).

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