| | An: An means peace, tranquility, stillness, and calm. It is also the name of a prefecture. In the Spring and Autumn period, it was the state of Yun; in the Han dynasty, it belonged to Jiangxia Commandery. In the Song dynasty, Jiangxia Commandery was divided into Anlu Commandery. During the Wude years, after suppressing Wang Shichong, it was changed to Anzhou. There is a river named Yun there. It is also a surname. The Fengsu Tong states that in the Han dynasty there was an official named Ancheng who served as governor. The Lu Shan Ji mentions the Kingdom of Anxi and its prince Angao. In addition, during the Han dynasty, there was a compound surname Andou Shi. Wuhan qie, Wu.
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