Which cities are the capitals of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period?
The influence of the Warring States Period on later generations
The Warring States Period spanned about two hundred years. However, the Warring States Period of more than two hundred years had a huge and far-reaching impact on later generations. force.
Because first of all, the geographical divisions of the Warring States Period provided a basis for the naming of country names for later dynasties. Before the Yuan Dynasty, most of China's feudal dynasties had their country names closely related to the names of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. Secondly, in the field of Feng Shui, the geographical pattern of the Warring States Period corresponds to the stars in the sky, which has become a strong basis for Feng Shui positioning. It can be said that the Warring States Period had a huge influence on later generations, both at the court level and in the private sector.
So, what does the capital of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period look like now? Let’s explore this question.
Qin State——Xianyang
The capital of Qin State is Xianyang. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the King of Chu burned Xianyang City to ashes in a fire. So a few years later, when Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, he had to consider building a capital in a place called Chang'an near Xianyang. This is the origin of Han Chang'an.
At present, Xianyang is still a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province, on the same level as Xi'an. There is a district in Xianyang City called Qindu District, which means commemorating Xianyang as the capital of the Qin Dynasty. Chen Geng, a talented woman who was famous in the CCTV Poetry Competition a few years ago, is from Qindu District, Xianyang City.
Xianyang City is relatively close to Xi’an. As the primary key city in the western region, Xi'an's radiation and energy overshadow Xianyang. However, with the development of Xi'an, Xianyang will also be promoted.
Wei State——Daliang
The capital of Wei State is Daliang City. The so-called Daliang City is a city with a strong presence in Chinese history, but it is also a city troubled by disasters. The name of this city is Kaifeng.
The "Wei Family" in "Historical Records" records that after Qin destroyed Wei, the Qin army massacred the city in Daliang.
After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Kaifeng became the political center of China. The Five Dynasties, Northern Song Dynasty, and later the Jin Dynasty all had their capitals in Kaifeng. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Kaifeng was still an important military town in Henan. To this day, Henan University is still within the jurisdiction of Kaifeng. Although Kaifeng failed to become the current provincial capital of Henan, it is still an important city.
South Korea - Xinzheng
Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, South Korea is the most special existence, because almost all later generations of separatist regimes and unified regimes did not regard South Korea as their country. No. 1, and Han is also the weakest among the seven heroes.
Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, is currently a county-level city under Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. Of course, its status cannot be compared with Xianyang and Kaifeng, but when it comes to county economy, Xinzheng is relatively strong.
Zhao State - Handan
Handan is known as the only city in Chinese history that has not changed its name for thousands of years. Handan is located in the southern part of Hebei Province and is a prefecture-level city. The idiom Handan learns to walk has made Handan a cultural symbol.
In the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty court followed the four capital system. The so-called four capitals, the three capitals in the east, west and south are Kaifeng, Luoyang and Shangqiu respectively. Only Beijing in the Song Dynasty was located in the relatively remote Handan (then called Damingfu).
In "Water Margin", Liangshan heroes once sent troops to attack Daming Mansion. This may be the main reason why Song Jiang, who had only a few hills compared to Fang La, a peasant regime that divided states and counties, became a bandit on the same level as Fang La in the eyes of Song Huizong: Fang La did not attack the capital after all, but Song Jiang did Went to attack the capital. Although Song Jiang is not as powerful as Fang La, Song Jiang is indeed several ranks higher than Fang La when it comes to attacking the capital.
Yan Kingdom - Ji
Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the Yan Kingdom is a country that is slightly larger than Han, but its presence is not as strong as that of Han, and it even has a lot of jokes. However, Yan State has one thing that is better than the other vassal states, and that is Ji, the capital of Yan State, is still the capital at present. Yes, Beijing, the capital of China, was once the capital of Yan State, Ji.
In the era of Qin Shihuang, Ji and Yuyang were both relatively remote areas. However, starting from the Tang Dynasty, Ji’s hometown began to become a certain core area. For example, when An Lushan and Shi Siming rebelled, they both used Ji's hometown as their capital - An Lushan served as the military governor of Fan Yang, and Fan Yang's jurisdiction included today's Beijing area.
During the Five Dynasties, today’s Beijing area was ceded to the Khitan by the Later Jin Dynasty. Later, the Khitan designated today’s Beijing as Khitan’s Nanjing. After that, the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and even the Beiyang warlord government and New China all made Beijing their capital.
Qi State - Linzi
Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, Qi State was a powerful political power. Although Qi State had changed its master: from the Jiang family to the Tian family, however, Qi's fundamentals have remained unchanged. I remember that when Qin was the emperor, he also planned to invite Qi to proclaim himself emperor together: Qin would be called the Western Emperor, and Qi would be called the Eastern Emperor. They did not take the Emperor Zhou seriously at all. When Qin Wangzheng was attacking the eastern princes, he still showed goodwill to Qi Wangjian in order to stabilize Qi.
Linzi, the capital of Qi State, was regarded as the premier metropolis. As early as Guan Zhong's lifetime, Linzi's prosperity had overshadowed Luoyang, where Emperor Zhou lived. However, Linzi basically has no sense of existence today. Linzi currently belongs to a district below Zibo City. The administrative level is similar to that of Xinzheng.
Chu State - Yingdu
Chu State is the largest country among the Seven Heroes. In order to annex Chu, Qin also dispatched the largest number of troops. The core area of Chu State is in today's Hubei Province, and its capital is Yingdu, which is currently Jingzhou City, Hubei Province.
In addition to being abbreviated as Hubei, Jingzhou and Chu are also nicknames for Hubei. Even in ancient documents, the titles of King Chu and King Jing often appear interchangeably. This shows that Jingzhou is the city that best represents Chu. A city in the homeland of the country. However, the most famous story in Jingzhou's history is the story of Guan Yu's defense of Jingzhou and his careless loss of Jingzhou.
Although Jingzhou is not the provincial capital of Hubei Province at the moment, it is still an important city in Hubei Province.
Remnant Yan - Liaodong City
Of course, when the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six countries, some countries were destroyed by the "second phase project". For example, after Qin captured Ji, King Yan fled to Liaodong City and maintained his rule on the remaining territory of Yan. This rule lasted for several years before being overthrown by Qin.
The remnant Yan court of King Yan, the core of its rule was Liaodong City, which is today's Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province. At present, Liaoyang is a city with a weak presence in Liaoning Province, but in history, it was a famous city. For example, Xiangping during the Three Kingdoms era was located in Liaoyang. The Emperor of Wei once sent Sima Yi to attack Xiangping.
During the Sui Dynasty, the Liaodong Peninsula belonged to Goguryeo, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty personally conquered it. The Sui Dynasty army and the Goguryeo army fought for Liaoyang City many times. Even during the Liao Dynasty, the Goryeo Dynasty still dreamed of seizing Liaoyang.
Dai Guo——Daiwang City
Similar to Can Yan, there is Dai Guo. After Qin Shihuang conquered Handan, Prince Jia of Zhao State fled to Dai County of Zhao State, established the State of Dai, and called himself King of Dai. However, the state of Dai also united with the state of Yan to launch a war of resistance against Qin, and Dai Wangjia also persuaded King Yan of Yan to kill Prince Dan to calm the anger of King Qin. Dai Wangjia maintained his rule in Dai for about six years, but was also destroyed by Qin.
However, Sima Qian did not know whether the history of Dai Wangjia could be incorporated into the history of Zhao State, because in terms of origin and regime attributes, Dai State belonged to the remnant regime of Zhao, but Dai Wangjia did not He was called the King of Zhao, and the country was not called the Kingdom of Zhao. Therefore, when Sima Qian compiled "Historical Records", he blurred this paragraph. In "The Family" of other vassal states, Sima Qian will clearly mention the year when Qin destroyed these princes, but only at the end of "The Family of Zhao", the words "Handan is Qin" are used, that is, Handan became Qin's territory. , but it did not indicate whether Qin destroyed Zhao.
Dai Wangcheng, the capital of Dai Kingdom, is hardly in the same weight class as the cities mentioned above. Daiwang City is located in Daiwang Town, Yu County, Hebei Province today. It is a town with a lower administrative level than Linzi.
However, don’t judge a book by its appearance. Although the territory of Dai is small, this region also has a huge influence in later history: for example, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was born as King Dai. In addition, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the predecessor of the Northern Wei Empire, Also called Daiguo.