(206 BCE-8 CE) Shangdang possessed 14 counties with a total population of 337,766 people divided between 73,798 households (?, hù). In the following Eastern Han dynasty the number of counties decreased to 13 whilst the population dropped to 127, 430 people split amongst 26,222 households.

During the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280 CE) the Shangdang seat of government moved to the north of modern-day Changzhi City. By the time of the Western Jin (265-316) the