Pyongan Province

Pyongan Province (Korean: 평안도; Hanja: 平安道; IPA: [pʰjʌŋando]) was one of Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Pyongan was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Pyeongyang (now Pyongyang, North Korea).

Pyongan Province
Province of the Joseon Dynasty
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	평안도
• Hanja	平安道
• Revised Romanization	Pyeong-an-do
• McCune–Reischauer	P'yŏngan-do
Short name transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	평안
• Hanja	平安
• Revised Romanization	Pyeongan
• McCune–Reischauer	P'yŏngan
Country	Kingdom of Great Joseon
Region	Gwanseo
Capital	Pyongyang
Government
• Type	Province
Dialect	Pyeong-an

History

Pyeong'an Province was formed in 1413. Its name derived from the names of two of its principal cities, Pyeongyang (Korean: 평양; Hanja: 平壤) and Anju (Korean: 안주; Hanja: 安州).

In 1895, the province was replaced by the Districts of Ganggye (Korean: 강계부; Hanja: 江界府) in the northeast, Uiju County (Korean: 의주부; Hanja: 義州府) in the northwest, and Pyeongyang (Korean: 평양부; Hanja: 平壤府) in the south.

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

Geography

Pyeong'an was bounded on the east by Hamgyeong 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 Gwanseo.

External links

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