For much of the Western Han dynasty, the territory was part of the vassal Principality of Huaiyang.
Xian's descendants held the principality until 197 AD, when the last Prince of Chen was killed by Yuan Shu.
[1] The commandery administered 9 counties, including Chen, Yangjia (陽夏), Ningping (寧平), Ku (苦), Zhe (柘), Xinping (新平), Fule (扶樂), Wuping (武平) and Changping (長平).
The commandery was briefly merged into the Principality of Liang in the early Jin dynasty, but was restored to independence soon after.
In Northern Wei, the commandery administered 4 counties, including Xiang (項), Changping (長平), Xihua (西華) and Xiangyi (襄邑), and according to the Book of Wei, the population was 7,669, or 3,024 households.