 Under the Han, it formed part of Jiyin Commandery (t s "Jìyīn Jùn") and was also sometimes considered part of the princely realm of Liang.Under Wang Mang's short-lived Xin Dynasty, its name was changed to Jiping and it was given the status of a commune, rather than a county seat.In Kaihuang3 (583), the Sui emperor Yang Jian (posthumously known as the "Wen" or "Literary Emperor") abolished Jiyin and organized Yuanqu as part of Cao Prefecture.