should be included to distinguish its pronunciation from the single syllable xian.) The name was adopted in 1369 under the early Ming dynasty. Jesuit missionaries...

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palace and put him under house arrest at his old residence as the Duke of Lüeyang. Yuwen Hu summoned the high-level officials and informed them of the situation...

Wei forces west to counter the invasion. When Zhang He's army arrived in Lueyang County, Zhuge Liang retreated to Mount Qi (the mountainous regions around...

on Houmochen. He advanced quickly on Shuiluo, and Houmochen withdrew to Lüeyang (略陽, in modern Tianshui, Gansu), and then to Shanggui (上邽, also in modern...

County (simplified Chinese: 延川县; traditional Chinese: 延川縣; pinyin: Yánchuān Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yan'an...

chieftain, Yang Feilong. Their ancestors initially lived in Qingshui County, Lüeyang Commandery, but during the reign of Yang Ju (楊駒) in the early 3rd-century...

County (simplified Chinese: 洛川县; traditional Chinese: 洛川縣; pinyin: Luòchuān Xiàn) is a county in the south of Yan'an City, located in the north of Shaanxi...

County (simplified Chinese: 咸宁县; traditional Chinese: 咸寜縣; pinyin: Xiánníng Xiàn; lit. 'Completely Peaceful County') during the Qing Dynasty. At the time...

flight was also cut off by Tuoba Gui's cousin Tuoba Zun (拓拔遵) the Duke of Lüeyang. 40,000 to 50,000 Later Yan soldiers, in a panic, surrendered. Only several...

or Meixian (simplified Chinese: 眉县; traditional Chinese: 眉縣; pinyin: Méi Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoji...

approach. Xiahou Yuan captured Han Sui's food supplies and pursued him to Lueyang County. Han Sui had set up a base some 20 li away from Xiahou Yuan's position...

(冀州) (the middle and lower Changjiang and Huai valleys). Refugees from Lueyang (略陽) and Tianshui (天水) drift into Hanzhong (漢中) (south Shaanxi). 299 Qi...

minister and replaced him with his cousin Tuoba Zun (拓拔遵) the Duke of Lueyang. In summer 398, Tuoba Gui considered restoring the old name of the state...

Nandi was the son of Yang Maosou, a Di chieftain from Qingshui County in Lueyang Commandery, who in 296, led his followers to Chouchi and declared independence...

collected while a portion was set aside for the central government. Counties (xian) originally meant "dependencies" ruled by vassals of royal blood. During...

to submit to Cao Cao. Because of this, Li Te's family began living in Lüeyang County, where they mingled with the Di people of Qinzhou (秦州, modern eastern...

County (simplified Chinese: 平利县; traditional Chinese: 平利縣; pinyin: Pínglì Xiàn).: 6  Shortly afterwards, it was renamed Gaonu County.: 6  Towards the end...

the latter. Yao Xiang (姚詳, not to be confused with Yao Xiang) abandoned Lüeyang, allowing Yang Ding to completely occupy Qinzhou. Yang Ding declared himself...