When was Ningxia established?

Hello, I hope you are satisfied with the answer. Ningxia is one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization. The sites and relics of human activities in the Late Paleolithic Age in Shuidonggou, Lingwu City, Ningxia show that humans thrived here as early as 30,000 years ago. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he sent troops to colonize Ningxia and built the world-famous Qin Great Wall in the territory. He also built the famous Qin Canal, creating a history of diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigation. By the Han Dynasty (206-220 BC), the farming economy here was already quite prosperous. The "Anshi Rebellion" broke out in the 14th year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (755). Prince Li Heng entered Ningxia and ascended the throne in Lingwu and proclaimed himself emperor, namely Suzong of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Ningxia had become one of the important corridors for east-west transportation and trade in China. In the first year of Baoyuan of the Northern Song Dynasty (1038), Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Dangxiang clan, established the Daxia Kingdom with Ningxia as the center, which was known as Xixia in history, and the capital was Xingqing Mansion (today's Yinchuan City). After Mongolia destroyed Xixia, Ningxia Fulu was established in the 24th year of Yuan Dynasty (1287), and the place name "Ningxia" began to appear. In the Ming Dynasty, Ningxia Guard was established, and in the Qing Dynasty, Ningxia Prefecture was established. In the early years of the Republic of China, Ningxia Prefecture was changed to Shuofang Road, and Ningxia Province was established in 1929. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Ningxia Province was abolished in 1954, Alxa and other banners were placed under the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and the rest were merged into Gansu Province. The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established on October 25, 1958.

Ningxia before the Song Dynasty

Ningxia is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, with Helan Mountain to the north and Liupan Mountain to the south. The Yellow River runs through the entire northern territory. It has a long history and culture. "Ningxia is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization.

The excavations at the "Shuidonggou Site" in Lingwu City, Changliushui in Zhongwei and many ancient ancestor activity sites in Guyuan area show that there were humans here as early as the Paleolithic Age 25,000 years ago. Live and multiply. Before the "Three Dynasties", the territory was a pastoral area inhabited by the nomadic tribes of Beidi and Xirong. It was successively called Hunzhou, Guifang, Xiongnu, Xiongnu and Hu. By the Warring States Period, the Ningxia region began to be under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains regime.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was one of the settlement areas for the Qiang, Rong and Xiongnu ethnic groups. In the third century BC, after Qin Shihuang unified China, he established Beidi County and Jiuyuan County here, sent troops to colonize the area, built water conservancy projects, and created the history of diversion from the Yellow River for irrigation. During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Ningxia twice and immigrated 700,000 people. The court "recruited a large number of people to move to the lower reaches of the fortress to farm" to develop water conservancy and establish counties. Among the Sixteen Kingdoms, it was the territory of the Great Xia Kingdom founded by Hao Lianbobo, the leader of the Iron Buddha Tribe of the Xiongnu. Entering the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Ningxia society became increasingly stable and the economy began to recover. During the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, immigration continued to promote settlements, and the area was effectively opened up again. At that time, the irrigation area above Saishang was called "Saibei Jiangnan".

After the Anlu Mountain Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, in 756 AD, Prince Li Heng entered Ningxia and ascended the throne in Lingwu and proclaimed himself emperor (i.e. Suzong of the Tang Dynasty). At that time, the Ningxia Plain was already quite wealthy.

In the Song Dynasty, the Dangxiang tribe relied on this unique oasis on the fortress as a base to establish a country of thousands of miles in the northwest known as "Xixia" in history.

The Xixia Dynasty

In 1038 AD, Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Dangxiang tribe, established the Daxia Kingdom with Ningxia as the center, which was known as Xixia in history. The capital was Xingqing Prefecture (today's Yinchuan City). The territory "ends with the Yellow River in the east, Yumen in the west, Xiaoguan in the south, and the desert in the north." It is "more than 20,000 miles across", forming a three-legged alliance with the Song, Liao and Jin regimes. situation. In 1227 AD, after the Yuan Dynasty destroyed Xixia, Ningxia Prefecture was established, which gave it the name Ningxia. In the Ming Dynasty, Ningxia Wei was established, and in the Qing Dynasty, Ningxia Prefecture was established.

Modern and modern Ningxia

In the early years of the Republic of China, Ningxia was renamed Shuofangdao. During most of this period, it was under the rule of the Hui warlords of the Ma Fuxiang and Ma Hongkui families. Ningxia Province was established in 1929. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Ningxia Province was abolished in 1954, Alxa and other banners were placed under the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and the rest were merged into Gansu. On October 25, 1958, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established.