Zichuan was separated from the Qi Kingdom in 165 BC and granted to Liu Xiongqu (劉雄渠), son of Liu Fei, King of Qi.
After Che was designated as the heir to the Han throne, Jiaodong was converted to a commandery.
[1] In 148 BC, Jiaodong was granted to Liu Ji, another son of Emperor Jing.
After the restoration of Eastern Han, Jiaodong was merged into Beihai Commandery.
[2] In late Western Han, Jiaodong consisted of 8 counties, namely Jimo (即墨), Changwu (昌武), Xiami (下密), Zhuangwu (壯武), Yuzhi (郁秩), Ting (挺), Guanyang (觀陽) and Zoulu (鄒盧).