The Canghai Commandery was an administrative division of the Chinese Han dynasty established by the Emperor Wu in 128 BC.
[1] The commandery covered an area in northern Korean peninsula to southern Manchuria.
Nan Lü (Hanja:南閭), who was a monarch of Dongye and a subject of Wiman Joseon, revolted against Ugeo of Gojoseon and then surrendered to the Han dynasty with 280,000 people[a].
The Canghai Commandery was established following this revolution, however in 2 years, it was abolished by Gongsun Hong.
[3] The establishment of the Canghai Commandery encouraged the Han dynasty’s invasion of the Korean peninsula and it finally led to the establishment of the Four Commanderies of Han and the fall of Wiman Joseon.