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P'yŏngan Province
Korean Name
McCune-ReischauerP'yŏngan-do
Revised RomanizationPyeongan-do
Hangul평안도
Hanja平安道
Short NameP'yŏngan (Pyeongan;
평안; 平安)
Statistics
CapitalP'yŏngyang
Split IntoNorth and South P'yŏngan, 1896
RegionKwansŏ
DialectP'yŏngan

P'yŏngan (P'yŏngan-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. In 1896, P'yŏngan was divided into modern-day North and South P'yŏngan Provinces, which today are part of North Korea. The provincial capital was P'yŏngyang.

See also


The Eight Provinces (八道) of Joseon-Dynasty Korea
Chungcheong | Gangwon | Gyeonggi | Gyeongsang | Hamgyŏng | Hwanghae | Jeolla | P'yŏngan
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