Ancient times The territory takes its name from the
Yu Gong wherein
Yu the Great wrote: "Between the sea and
Mount Tai there is only Qingzhou". In around 5,000 BCE the area was the cradle of
Dongyi culture. During the
Xia and
Shang dynasties, it was home to the
Shuangjiu (,
Shuǎngjīu),
Jize (,
Jìzé), and
Pangboling (,
Pángbólíng)
clans and the state of
Pugu.
Zhou dynasty Following the
Duke of Zhou's BCE
successful campaign against the Dongyi states allied with the revolting
Three Guards and the rebellious Shang prince
Wu Geng, the captured territory of
Pugu was granted to
Jiang Ziya as the
marchland of
Qi.
Han dynasty In 106 BCE,
Emperor Wu formally divided the Han Empire into 13 provinces and appointed a Regional Coordinator (; also translated as Inspector) in Qingzhou. With the coming of the Eastern Han dynasty in 25 CE, the seat of a local administration moved from Qingzhou to the former Qi capital of
Linzi (present-day
Linzi District,
Zibo,
Shandong). In Eastern Han, Qing Province consisted of 5
commanderies, namely
Pingyuan,
Jinan,
Beihai,
Qiansheng,
Donglai, and the kingdom/principality of
Qi.
Tang dynasty During the
Tang dynasty (618–907), Qingzhou held jurisdiction over the seven
counties of Yidu (益都), Beihai (北海), Linqu (临朐), Linzi (临淄), Qiancheng (千乘), Bochang (博昌) and Shouguang (寿光) with the administrative centre based in Yidu County.
Northern Song dynasty The administrative centre of Qingzhou remained in Yidu County during the
Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) with the number of counties reduced to six by the removal of Beihai County. ==Notes==