Since the Eastern Han no longer maintained the post of Protector General, the duty was assumed by the Chief Official in the course of his management of the Western Regions during the period of the Qiang's attacks towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty in the latter part of the 2nd century CE.[1][2]
Unlike the Protector General of the Western Regions, the Chief Official (sometimes referred to as the 'Chief Scribe') did not have a regular office or seat. It corresponded to that of the Assistant (郡丞) for the commandery, who received orders from the Governor of Dunhuang. So in certain extent, the various statelets of Indo-European in the possession of the chief official would be under the jurisdiction of Governor of Dunhuang.[1]
The first to assume the duty was Ban Chao in 83, and subsequently was Xu Gan (徐干), after Ban became Protector General in 91. The post was roughly equal to the secondary position in support of the protector general. It was later assumed as the Protector General in 119 under the impulse of the Governor of Dunhuang to disengage the leftover Xiongnu from the Western Regions. Only 5 of their titles were known: Suo Ban (索班), Ban Yong (班勇), Zhao Ping (赵评), Wang Jing (王敬) and Zhang Yan (张晏).[1][2] The Chief Official of the Western Regions was last seen in 175.[3] It was subsequently re-established and maintained by the Cao Wei and the Western Jin until around 328, during the times of Li Bo (李柏), the Chief Official of the Western Regions in Former Liang.[4][5]
Yu, Taishan. A Study of the History of the Relationship Between the Western and Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Western Regions. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, June 1995. Sino-Platonic Papers, Oct, 2006.
Yu, Taishan (2nd ed, 2003). A Comprehensive History of Western Regions. Zhengzhou: Zhongzhou Guji Press. ISBN7-5348-1266-6.
Zhou, Weizhou (1992). A Study on the Northwest Ethnicities During the Middle Ages in China. Xi'an: Northwest University Press. ISBN7-5604-0275-5.
chief, official, western, regions, chinese, military, official, charge, western, regions, during, eastern, dynasties, traditional, chinese西域長史simplified, chinese西域长史transcriptionsstandard, mandarinhanyu, pinyinxiyu, changshiwade, gileshsiyu, shih, since, easte. The Chief Official of the Western Regions was a Chinese military official in charge of the Western Regions during the Eastern Han Cao Wei and Jin dynasties Chief Official of the Western RegionsTraditional Chinese西域長史Simplified Chinese西域长史TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiyu ChangshiWade GilesHsiyu Ch ang shih Since the Eastern Han no longer maintained the post of Protector General the duty was assumed by the Chief Official in the course of his management of the Western Regions during the period of the Qiang s attacks towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty in the latter part of the 2nd century CE 1 2 Unlike the Protector General of the Western Regions the Chief Official sometimes referred to as the Chief Scribe did not have a regular office or seat It corresponded to that of the Assistant 郡丞 for the commandery who received orders from the Governor of Dunhuang So in certain extent the various statelets of Indo European in the possession of the chief official would be under the jurisdiction of Governor of Dunhuang 1 The first to assume the duty was Ban Chao in 83 and subsequently was Xu Gan 徐干 after Ban became Protector General in 91 The post was roughly equal to the secondary position in support of the protector general It was later assumed as the Protector General in 119 under the impulse of the Governor of Dunhuang to disengage the leftover Xiongnu from the Western Regions Only 5 of their titles were known Suo Ban 索班 Ban Yong 班勇 Zhao Ping 赵评 Wang Jing 王敬 and Zhang Yan 张晏 1 2 The Chief Official of the Western Regions was last seen in 175 3 It was subsequently re established and maintained by the Cao Wei and the Western Jin until around 328 during the times of Li Bo 李柏 the Chief Official of the Western Regions in Former Liang 4 5 Contents 1 See also 2 References 2 1 Citations 2 2 SourcesSee also editProtectorate of the Western Regions Han dynasty in Inner AsiaReferences editCitations edit a b c Yu 1995 pp 72 75 a b Xiyu Changshi Archived September 29 2007 at the Wayback Machine Yu 2003 72 74 Yu 1995 101 109 Zhou 32 34 37 38 Sources edit Ma Yong Xiyu Changshi Chief Official of the Western Regions Encyclopedia of China Chinese History Edition 1st ed Yu Taishan A Study of the History of the Relationship Between the Western and Eastern Han Wei Jin Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Western Regions Chinese Academy of Social Sciences June 1995 Sino Platonic Papers Oct 2006 Yu Taishan 2nd ed 2003 A Comprehensive History of Western Regions Zhengzhou Zhongzhou Guji Press ISBN 7 5348 1266 6 Zhou Weizhou 1992 A Study on the Northwest Ethnicities During the Middle Ages in China Xi an Northwest University Press ISBN 7 5604 0275 5 nbsp This article related to Central Asian history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief Official of the Western Regions amp oldid 1199897799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
