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P'yŏngan (
P'yŏngan-do) was one of the
Eight Provinces of
Korea during the
Joseon Dynasty. P'yŏngan was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was
P'yŏngyang.
History
P'yŏngan Province was formed in
1413. Its name derived from the names of two of its principal cities, P'yŏngyang (평양; 平壤) and Anju (안주; 安州).
In
1895, the province was replaced by the
Districts of
Kanggye (
Kanggye-bu; 강계부; 江界府) in the northeast,
Ŭiju (
Ŭiju-bu; 의주부; 義州府) in the northwest, and P'yŏngyang (
P'yŏngyang-bu; 평양부; 平壤府) in the south.
In
1896, Kanggye and Ŭiju Districts were reorganized into
North P'yŏngan Province, and P'yŏngyang District was reorganized into
South P'yŏngan Province. North and South P'yŏngan Provinces are today part of
North Korea.
Geography
P'yŏngan was bounded on the east by
Hamgyŏng, on the south by
Hwanghae, on the west by the
Yellow Sea, and on the north by
China.
The
regional name for the province was
Kwansŏ.
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