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A Re-examination of the Locations of the Tang Dynasty’s Simu Mohe, the Wuji Heishui Group, and the Heishui Mohe
Received date: 2024-02-29
Online published: 2025-05-20
The location of the Tang Dynasty’s Heishui Protectorate (黑水都督府) is an important geographical reference for identifying the location of its neighboring ‘Simu Group’ (思慕部). There are various opinions regarding the location of the ‘Simu Group’. Recent research has identified the Simu Group as being near Birobidzhan in Russia. Through on-site surveys of the Mohe (靺鞨) ancient city ruins on both banks of the Heilongjiang (in China and Russia, 黑龙江), as well as by reviewing historical documents and previous studies, it has been determined that the Jiang’an Ancient City (江岸古城) on the right bank of the middle reaches of the Heilongjiang, within Luobei County (萝北县), is the site of the Tang Dynasty’s Heishui Protectorate. Based on this, it is inferred that the ‘Simu Group’ should be located at the Hexi Ancient City (河西古城) site, 260 kilometers northwest of Luobei County, within Sunke County (逊克县), Heilongjiang Province.
Key words: Tang Dynasty Simu Mohe; Wujie Heishui Group; Heishui Mohe
Wang Tianzi , Wang Yulang . A Re-examination of the Locations of the Tang Dynasty’s Simu Mohe, the Wuji Heishui Group, and the Heishui Mohe[J]. Historical Geography Research, 2025 , 45(1) : 145 -150 . DOI: 10.20166/j.issn.2096-6822.L20240074
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