Inner Region
Inner Region
內史, nubh-srje′ | |
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Prefecture-level division | |
| Etymology: From the official "Inner Administrator", who governed the Inner Region | |
| Country | Themiclesia |
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| Government | |
| • Body | Inner Administration (executive) Inner Region Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,302 km2 (2,433 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 9,820,000 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Area code | 10 |
The Inner Region (內史, nubh-srje′; abbr. IAR) is a statutory administrative division of Themiclesia that contains the capital city Kien-k'ang.
History
During the Menghean Warring States period (to 180 BCE), rulers sought to strengthen the financial and political position of the crown at the expense of feudal land tenures; those of the latter annexed were districted into counties and formed the royal demesne. Fiscally, the counties were supervised by a non-hereditary, administrative officer bearing the title "Inner Clerk", but they otherwise directly answered to the central government. When the states, particularly Meng, expanded, more distant counties were placed under prefects, while those near to the traditional territories remained under the central government and Inner Clerk. Themiclesia was united following the Hexarchy by the Tsjinh state around the mid-3rd century, and the traditional territories of the Tsjinh, near its capital city, were governed by its Inner Clerk along the Menghean model.