Population composition of the four counties in Hexi

According to the records of "Hanshu Geography", the number of household registrations in the four counties of Hexi is as follows: Place name Number of households Population Number of counties Affiliated plains Basin Dunhuang 11200 38355 6 Dunhuang Plain Shule River Jiuquan 18137 76726 9 Jiuquan Plain Heihe Wuwei 17581 76419 10 Yongchang Plain Shiyang River Zhangye 24352 88731 10 Zhangye Plain Heihe Total 71270 280231 35 Among the more than 70,000 households and more than 280,000 people, they are mainly Han immigrants. In 121 BC, "Han Naizi set up Jiuquan County in the hometown of King Hunxie, and immigrated a few people to enrich it." In 111 BC, "The areas of Wucheng and Jiuquan were divided into Zhangye and Dunhuang counties, and the people were immigrated to substantiate it. 107 BC In 1989, "the Wudu clan rebelled and moved to Jiuquan. "In 102 BC, "Prisoners were pardoned, evil youths and side riders were pardoned, and 60,000 people left Dunhuang after they were over 10 years old. "Yifa Wujia died 180,000 times in Jiuquan and Zhangye North." After the establishment of Juyan and Xiuxiang, troops were stationed to defend Jiuquan. "In 91 BC," he sent troops with the prince of Wei, and all the officials and scholars moved to Dunhuang County.

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