In the traditional geographical distribution of the Han Chinese, there is no such thing as the 18 provinces of Han China. Such a theory was born during the Qing Dynasty, and the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were born in order to better distinguish between the Gathering Places of the Han Chinese and the Manchu Mongols.
The 18 provinces of Han Dynasty mainly refer to the gathering place of han people in the area ruled by the Ming Dynasty, which was formerly the two capitals and thirteen provinces during the Ming Dynasty. When the Qing Dynasty ruled, some provinces were divided, and the provinces of Huguangxing were divided into two provinces, Hunan and Hubei, and the direct subordination was divided into Anhui and Jiangsu, and Shanxi was divided into Ganxi and Shanxi, etc., and the previous thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were successfully divided into 18 regions through such a practice.
But Liaoning was also a gathering place for the Han Chinese, so why not paint Liaoning as the province where the Han people live?
When the Rulers of the Qing Dynasty first entered the Central Plains, it was difficult to establish an effective rule in the Central Plains Dynasty region, and at that time, in order to make the people of the Central Plains accept the rule, the Aixin Jueluo family also began to learn Chinese and Chinese characters, and advocated Confucian doctrine to govern the country. After all, finding a reasonable name can allow some intellectuals to have a step down.
Later, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty did successfully rule the Han people using Han intellectuals and The Army of the Han People. Although the Manchu Qing government at that time shouted every day for manchu and Han equality, in fact, it was still the Manchu people who were honored and humble.
In order to better separate the Han people from the Gathering Places of the Manchus and other ethnic groups, the 18 provinces of the Han Dynasty were also listed, also to distinguish the land inherited from the Ming Dynasty.
So why was Liaoning singled out?
The history of Liaoning in China is still relatively tortuous, the Warring States period is indeed a gathering place for the Han people, until the Han Dynasty period is still the han rule area, the Three Kingdoms period here is the Gongsun family here to divide the forces.
Later, after the Sima family came to power, in order to prevent the Gongsun family from starting an army here, they captured the Liaodong Peninsula region.
In order to prevent the people of the Gongsun family from organizing another rebellion of soldiers and horses, they also carried out a large-scale massacre here, resulting in a sparse population in Liaoning. Later, this area fell under the rule of small Korean states such as Goguryeo and Baekje.
During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of Tang sent troops to destroy Goguryeo and successfully brought this area under the jurisdiction of the Han Chinese. After the Tang Dynasty took over, many Han Chinese began to gradually relocate here, but the number of other ethnic groups was also very large.
By the time of the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, due to the rise of the Liao State, the area was once again trapped in the territory of ethnic minority rule, and the Han population in Liaoning was relatively sparse, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty established the Liaoning region that it once again entered the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, in order to increase its rule over this area, the Ming Dynasty immigrated to this area in large numbers from the interior, and there were still a large number of other ethnic minorities living here, so Liaoning should be regarded as a multi-ethnic gathering place.
Although the Han chinese have an absolute advantage, the proportion of people is not as high as elsewhere.
After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, Liaoning was the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty, and the Emperor Taiji also set up shengjing, the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, here.
It was also for this reason that the rulers of the Qing Dynasty slaughtered and expelled a large number of Han people living in Liaoning, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of Han people in Liaoning.
Therefore, after the Ming Dynasty unified the whole country, the Number of Han Chinese in Liaoning was much smaller than before, and Liaoning was set as a place where Han people were forbidden to enter, so Liaoning was not included in the 18 provinces of the Han people at that time.