During Empress Dowager Lü's reign, it was briefly granted to Liu Buyi (劉不疑), son of the Emperor Hui, as his fief.
During the defeat of the Lü clan, Liu Chao was killed and the territory again became a commandery of Zhao.
[1] The territory became a separate principality in 145 BC during Emperor Jing's reign, and was granted to Liu Shun (劉舜).
In 113 BC, Shun's successor Liu Bo (劉勃) was deposed and the principality was abolished.
[1] In late Western Han dynasty, the commandery administered 18 counties, namely Yuanshi (元氏), Shiyi (石邑), Sangzhong (桑中), Lingshou (靈壽), Puwu (蒲吾), Shangquyang (上曲陽), Jiumen (九門), Jingxing (井陘), Fangzi (房子), Zhongqiu (中丘), Fengsi (封斯), Guan (關), Pingji (平棘), Hao (鄗), Leyang (樂陽), Pingtai (平臺), Duxiang (都鄉) and Nanxingtang (南行唐).