Jiangnan Province


Jiangnan is a former province of China whose capital was Jiangning, which covered the land from north of the Huai River to south of the Yangtze River in East China. The province existed during early Qing dynasty and was divided into the provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui during the era of the Kangxi Emperor and Qianlong Emperor and ceased to exist since then.
The province was given the name Jiangnan in 1645 after Manchu-led Qing army conquered South Zhili of Ming Empire during the Manchu conquest of Ming China. The earliest time of the partition can date back to 1667, yet the exact time is disputed.

Administrative divisions

According to the Jiangnan Tongzhi in Siku Quanshu, Jiangnan Province consisted of 16 Fu and 8 Zhou.