Ancient history During the
Western Zhou (1045 BCE - 771 BCE), the area of present-day Tongjiang was inhabited by the
Sushen people. Later, during the
Qin and
Han dynasties (221 BCE - 220 CE), the area was inhabited by the
Yilou. During the
Northern and Southern dynasties (420 CE - 589 CE), the area was inhabited by the .
Early medieval history From 698 to 936, the kingdom of
Balhae occupied northern
Korea and parts of
Manchuria and
Primorsky Krai, consisting of the
Nanai, the
Udege, the
Evenks, descendants of the
Tungus-speaking people, and the people of the recently fallen
Goguryeo kingdom of Korea. Sometime during the
Sui or
Tang dynasties (581 CE to 907 CE), the Wuji people disappeared from the area, and it became inhabited by
Heishui Mohe tribes (, ). These tribes were submitted to Balhae Kingdom under King
Seon's reign (818-830). King Seon administrated their territories by creating a prefecture in the neighbourhood: The () with Dalju (), present-day Tongjiang, as its administrative centre.
20th century During the
Sino-Soviet conflict in 1929, the Soviet
Amur Military Flotilla defeated the Chinese Sungari Military Flotilla in the
Battle of Lahasusu. == Administrative divisions ==