The origin of Jiuquan place names

The origin of Jiuquan place names is related to Huo Qubing, a famous Western Han Dynasty.

According to Sima Qian's Records of the Historian, in BC 12 1 year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Huo Qubing to Hexi, which dealt a heavy blow to the abortion family, defeated the Xiongnu and expelled the remnants of Xiongnu to Yumenguan. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy and gave him an altar of wine to reward meritorious soldiers. Many people drank less wine, so Huo Qubing poured the wine into the spring to drink with everyone.

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Historical evolution of Jiuquan

In 22 1 year BC, Ying Zheng, king of Qin, established the first unified and centralized feudal country. However, the rule has not yet reached Jiuquan, and it is still dominated by Wusun, Yueshi and Xiongnu.

After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, Jiuquan and Dunhuang were still controlled by the evil king of Xiongnu under the right king of Xiongnu, called Xiongnu Right Land, and constantly attacked the Central Plains. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recovered Hexi area and established Jiuquan County, he set up two military passes, Yangguan and Yumenguan, in Dunhuang. In the sixth year of Ding Yuan (1 1 1), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Dunhuang County to the west of Jiuquan. In 8 AD, Wang Mang proclaimed himself emperor, following the county system and establishing Fuping County (formerly Jiuquan County) and Dunde County (formerly Dunhuang County).

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Jiuquan was ruled by Cao Wei, Western Jin, Liang Qian (Han nationality), Qian Qin (Di nationality), Hou Liang (Di nationality), Xiliang (Han nationality), Beiliang (Xiongnu), Northern Wei, Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties.

In the third year of Emperor Wendi (A.D. 583), Jiuquan Town was renamed Zhenjun, and in the second year of Renshou (A.D. 602), the county was withdrawn, leaving only two levels of prefectures and counties. Jiuquan Town was renamed Suzhou, and the governor was the secretariat. In the first year of Guangde in Tang Daizong (AD 763), Jiuquan belonged to Tubo, and there was a "Suzhou Thousand Houses". In the fifth year of Tang Dynasty (AD 852), it was occupied by Tubo for 88 years.

In the second year of Tang Dynasty (848), Zhang Yichao, a Dunhuang native, returned to the army to control Hexi, Longyou 1 1 state, and Hexi returned to Tang Dynasty.

Before and after the demise of the Tang Dynasty, Rizo served in the Tang Dynasty for three years (906) and established the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty in Dunhuang, which was out of the control of the Tang Dynasty. Later, it was forced to be demoted to Dunhuang. In October (9 14), Dunhuang Kingdom perished. ?

During the Song and Xia Dynasties of the Five Dynasties, Jiuquan was ruled by Ganzhou Uighur, Cao Shi Guiyi Army and Xixia regime. After Cao Zhi returned to the rebel regime and belonged to Ganzhou in Uighur, until the beginning of 1 1 century, Shazhou was recognized as Uighur rule by Uighur.

In the third year of Song Jingyue (1036, the first year of the Qing Dynasty in Xixia), Yuan Hao's expedition to the west completely ended the rule of Cao Shi rebel regime over Hexi, and in the sixth year of Song Xining (1073), Xixia occupied sandbars. After Li Yuanhao captured Jiuquan, Suzhou was changed to Fanhe County, and the organizational system of Guazhou and Shazhou was retained, and Jiuquan area was all included in Xixia rule.

In the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1372), the Ming army pacified the whole Hexi Corridor, and Jiuquan was formally incorporated into the territory of Ming Dynasty. In the 28th year of Hongwu (1395), Suzhou Wei, Weiyuanwei and LuWeiwei were established in Jiuquan.

After the Qing Dynasty made Beijing its capital, the Qing army continued to pursue Shaanxi, Gansu and the rest of Li Zicheng to the east of Jiayuguan. Suzhou and Jinta, east of Jiuquan, were brought under the rule of Qing Dynasty, while the west of Jiuquan was still controlled by Sutan in Turpan, Xinjiang. In April of the second year of Shunzhi (1645), Jiuquan followed the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, resumed the establishment of Suzhou Wei in the eastern region, and implemented the system of military and political integration.

In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Jiuquan abandoned Zhili and Anxi Zhili, and Jian 'an Su Road.

1949 From September 25th to 28th, Jiuquan was peacefully liberated. On June 65438 +654381October +0, the Office of the Administrative Inspector of Jiuquan District was established, with jurisdiction over six counties of Jiuquan, Jinta, Ding Xin, Yumen, Anxi and Dunhuang and Subei Administration, and managed Ejina Banner in Ningxia. The agency is located in Jiuquan County.