Yingchang Road site in Yuan Dynasty

Yingchang road was built in the early Yuan Dynasty, which went through the whole Yuan Dynasty and was also used in the early Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, tuohuan Timur, the emperor of Shun, was forced to pursue by the Ming army and moved north to Yingchang. He took this as a stronghold for more than two years until he died in Yingchang. During this period, Yingchang road actually became the last capital of Yuan Dynasty and recorded in history.

Yingchang Road site in Yuan Dynasty

Yingchang Road, also known as Luwang City, was the last capital of Yuan Dynasty. Yingchang Road site is 800 meters long from north to South and 650 meters wide from east to west. There are gates in the East, South and north of the city. The whole city is divided into two parts: the inner city and the outer city. The inner city is square. It was the residence of the king of Lu at that time.

Historical records

Built in Jin Dynasty, the city of King Lu was an important military place for Jin army to attack Nanjing (today's Beijing), defend the frontier, and compete with each other between Mongolian Plateau and tribes. In the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, issued an imperial edict to officially build the city and set up Yingchang Prefecture. In 1286, it was promoted to Yingchang road. In 1295, manzitai, the great grandson of texue Zen, was ordered to attack the rebel Haidu DUWA. After his victory, Emperor Cheng zongjin of Yuan Dynasty granted manzitai the title of king of Lu, hence the name of King City of Lu. In 1237, Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty issued an imperial edict: "Hongjila's family gave birth to a daughter, a queen, a man and a princess There is no end to it In this way, in the history of more than 100 years of Yuan Dynasty, 21 Hongjila women became imperial concubines, 15 of them became empresses, and 19 of them married to Keshiketeng. Therefore, in a sense, Yingchang road became the private city of Hongjila and the place where the emperor of Yuan Dynasty stayed. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Dadu, and the emperor of Yuan Shun, tuohuan Timur, with his relatives and ministers, defeated the northern part of the Great Wall. Relying on the favorable conditions of Keshiketeng surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on the other side and the unique natural resources, he recruited troops and horses, conserved his energy, and tried to restore the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. In 1370, Emperor Shun died, and his son Aiyou zhilidala succeeded to the throne of Yingchang. He changed his name to Xuanguang and became the capital of Beiyuan. In 1390, Xu Da led his army to conquer the King City of Lu, ending the rule of the small court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

effect

In the history of Yuan Dynasty, Yingchang road played a very important role. It was the transportation hub connecting Shangdu and Dadu in the South and Xilinhot, Helin and Ulan Bator in the north. It was also the gathering place of goods from south to north. After the baptism of the flames of war and the vicissitudes of more than 700 years of human life, only the ruins and decadent bricks and tiles of the former Imperial City, which was at its peak, are showing its glory. Today, Yingchang Road site has become a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Address: West Bank of dalainor Lake in darihanwulasumu, Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia

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