COMMANDERY

'Commandery' (郡 in pinyin: jùn) was a historical administrative level of China. During the Zhou Dynasty, it was one level below a district (縣 / 县). Qin Shi Huang inverted the hierarchy and made commanderies higher than districts. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, commanderies were abolished and replaced by ''zhou''-prefectures (州). Example: Daifang Commandery, Lelang Commandery.