Liang Province
Liang Province or Liangzhou
History
Establishment
The province was first conquered by the Han Chinese in the 120s BCE during the Han–Xiongnu War, and settled in the decades thereafter. The Hexi Corridor served to connect China proper with the Western Regions, which helped secure important parts of the Silk Road into Central Asia.
Qiang rebellions
In 107 CE, the Xianlian Qiang rebelled against Han authority. After heavy fighting, and proposals to abandon Liang Province, this First Great Qiang Rebellion was quelled in 118.[2] Efforts were made to resettle the province from 129 to 144, although large parts of Liang remained without effective government.[3] General Duan Jiong conducted another successful campaign against Qiang rebels in 167–169, committing a massacre at Shoot-Tiger Valley.[4]
End of Han rule
In 184, concurrent with the outbreak of the
References
- ^ ISBN 9789004325203. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ de Crespigny, p. 10–11.
- ^ de Crespigny, p. 11–12.
- ^ de Crespigny, p. 13.
- ^ de Crespigny, p. 14.
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Ji Province | ||
Yan Province | ||
Xu Province | ||
Qing Province | ||
Jing Province | ||
Yang Province | ||
Yi Province | ||
| Liang Province | ||
Bing Province | ||
| Shuofang Province | ||
You Province | ||
| Jiaozhi Province | ||
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