Editing March (territory) (section)

===China===
The Chinese concept of March is called ''Fan'' (藩), referring to feudatory domains and petty kingdoms on the borderlands of the empire.

In their initial development during the [[Eastern Zhou|later Zhou dynasty]], the [[commandery (China)|commanderies]] (''jùn'', 郡) functioned as marches, ranking below the [[duke (China)|duke]]s' and [[wang (Chinese title)|king]]s' [[Chinese feudalism|original fiefs]] and below the more secure and populous [[county (China)|counties]] (''xiàn''). As the commanderies formed the front lines between the [[Warring States|major states]], however, their military strength and strategic importance were typically much greater than the counties'. Over time, however, the commanderies were eventually developed into regular provinces and then discontinued entirely during the [[Tang dynasty]] reforms.