Editing Wuchang, Wuhan (section)

===The old Wuchang county===
{{See also|Ezhou}}

In 221, warlord [[Sun Quan]] moved the capital of [[Eastern Wu]] from [[Gong'an]] county, [[Jingzhou]] (northwest of present-day Gong'an county, Hubei) to [[È]] county (in present-day [[Ezhou]] City), and renamed È to Wuchang (literally ''prospering from military'', regarding its [[logistics]] role of the [[military base]]s established before the [[Battle of Red Cliffs]]). Later in the year [[Cao Pi]] proclaimed himself the emperor of [[Cao Wei]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} Sun Quan declared independence in the following year, and started to build forts and palaces in Wuchang. Sun Quan proclaimed himself the emperor of Eastern Wu in 229, and moved the capital to [[Jiankang|Jianye]]. [[Sun Hao]], the emperor of Eastern Wu between 264 and 280, moved the capital back to Wuchang in 265. In 589, the Wuchang [[Commandery (China)|commandery]] was abolished and the Wuchang county was transferred to a new commandery named Ezhou (headquartered in present-day Wuchang District), and remained in the administration since then.