Commandery

For European division of landed estate, see Commandry (feudalism).

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.