Pyongan Province

Template:Refimprove Template:Short description Template:Template other Pyongan Province (Korean: ; Hanja: Template:Category handler; ) was one of Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon dynasty. Pyongan was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Pyongyang.

History

Pyongan Province was formed in 1413. Its name derived from the names of two of its principal cities, Pyongyang (; Template:Category handler) and Anju (; Template:Category handler).

In 1895, the province was replaced by the Districts of Ganggye (; Template:Category handler) in the northeast, Uiju County (; Template:Category handler) in the northwest, and Pyongyang (; Template:Category handler) in the south.

In 1896, Kanggye and Ŭiju Districts were reorganized into North Pyongan Province, and Pyongyang District was reorganized as South Pyongan Province. North and South Pyongan Provinces are part of North Korea.

Geography

Pyongan was bounded on the east by Hamgyong Province, on the south by Hwanghae Province, on the west by the Yellow Sea, and on the north by Qing China.

The regional name for the province was Kwanso.

External links

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• Seoul City history article on Hanseong and 22 other late 19th-century districts (in Korean)