fixed at Pengcheng under the Western Jin, making the city the administrative center of the province.

Medieval period

In the early 4th century, Pengcheng became a frontier stronghold for the southern dynasties. Control of the city shifted--it fell to Later Zhao in 324 and was retaken by Eastern Jin forces in 384--while many of its inhabitants fled south to the lower Yangtze. These émigré (qiaoren) communities provided the recruits for the

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