China has a long history and five thousand years of civilization inheritance, which can be said to be the "only one" in today's world.
In the long river of history, for the reason of well-known, most of the time, China's ancient times were the replacement of feudal dynasties. Since there is a change of dynasties, there is naturally a founding prince. So, which province do you know has the most founding fathers?
Hearing this question, I believe that most people first think of Henan, or Shaanxi. After all, these two provinces are known as the "birthplace of Chinese civilization", and in ancient times, the opportunity to become an emperor was also more.
However, the real answer will definitely surprise you.
According to statistics, the province that produced the "founding father" in China's history is neither Henan nor Shaanxi, but a "remote area" in everyone's mind - it is Gansu.
Ancient Gansu, in the impression of most of us, is synonymous with remoteness, backwardness and poverty. However, on the issue of the "founding emperor", the desolate Gansu rode in the dust. According to statistics, in this land of Gansu, 9 founding emperors have emerged:
1. Former Liang Founding Emperor Zhang Yu: After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, the north entered the Sixteen Kingdoms period. In 317 BC, Zhang Yu established Qianliang, proclaimed himself The King of Liang, and became the founding emperor of Qianliang. Zhang Yi was a native of Pingliang, Gansu, and the Book of Jin praised him for "learning from Shang Mingcha, respecting the wise and loving the soldiers".
2. Yao Cang, the founding emperor of the Later Qin Dynasty: Yao Cang was a native of Longxi, Gansu. After the defeat of the Pre-Qin Fu Jian at the Battle of Shuishui, in 384 AD, Yao Cang eliminated The Former Qin and established Later Qin, becoming the founding emperor of Later Qin.
3, the founding emperor of Western Qin, Qifu Guoren: Qifu Guoren is also a native of Longxi, Gansu, in 385 AD, Qifu Guoren also defected from Former Qin, established Western Qin, and became the founding emperor of Western Qin.
4. Lü Guang, the founding emperor of later Liang: Lü Guang was originally a subordinate of Former Qin Jianjian. After Fu Jian's death, in 386 AD, Lü Guang founded Houliang in Liangzhou and became the founding emperor of Houliang. It is also the first "Emperor Taishang" in the history of our country.
5, the founding emperor of Nanliang Tuoba Wugu: Tuoba Wuguo is a native of Liangzhou, Gansu, in 397 AD, Tuoba Wuguo rebelled from Houliang, established Houliang himself, and became the founding emperor of Houliang.
6. The founding emperor of northern Liang, Frustrated Canal Mengxun: Depressed Canal Mengxun was a native of Zhangye, Gansu. Like Tuoba Wugu, he also rebelled against Houliang in 397 AD, founded Northern Liang, and became the founding emperor of Northern Liang, reigning for 32 years.
7. Li Kuang, the founding emperor of Xiliang: Li Huan was a native of Tianshui, Gansu, the sixteenth grandson of Li Guang, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, and was later even posthumously recognized as an ancestor by the Tang Dynasty. In 400 AD, Li Huan established Xiliang in Jiuquan, Gansu, and became the founding emperor of Xiliang.
8. Helian Bobo, the founding emperor of Huxia: Helian Bobo was also a native of Gansu. In 407, he defected to Later Qin Yaoxing and established Huxia in Yulin, and later once captured Lantian in Chang'an and became the founding emperor of Huxia.
9. Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty: Li Yuan was a native of Tianshui, Gansu, who rebelled against the Sui Emperor in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, raised troops from Taiyuan, and finally captured Chang'an. In 618, the Tang Dynasty was established, and Li Yuan became the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty in 290.
In the thousands of years of feudal history, there are talented people in the Jiangshan dynasty, but the emperor can only have one. Far from the hinterland of the Central Plains, Gansu has emerged 9 founding emperors. Only in terms of quantity, it is among the best in many provinces and cities in China.
But it is not difficult for us to find that these so-called "founding kings", except for Li Yuan, are almost all short-lived dynasties. For the locals, it is not known whether it is a good thing or a bad thing...