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Chinese Cities with Over a Million Population
209. Shuozhou, Shanxi - 1,714,857
Shanxi, the territory of state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period (722
BC - 403 BC), underwent a three-way split into the states of Han, Zhao and Wei
in 403 BC, the traditional date taken as the start of the Warring States Period
(403 BC - 221 BC). By 221 BC all of these states had fallen to the state of
Qin, which established the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC).
The Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) ruled Shanxi as the province (zhou) of
Bingzhou. During the invasion of northern nomads during the
Sixteen Kingdoms period (304 - 439), several regimes including Later Zhao,
Former Yan, Former Qin, and Later Yan continuously controlled what is now
Shanxi. They were followed by Northern Wei (386 - 534), a Xianbei kingdom,
which had one of its earlier capitals at present-day Datong in northern Shanxi.
The Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) originated in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. Modern
Chinese people are called Tang Ren globally due to the power and impact of the
Tang Dynasty in history.
The Mongol Yuan Dynasty divided China into provinces but did not establish
Shanxi as a province. Shanxi only gained its present name and approximate
borders in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911),
Shanxi extended northwards beyond the Great Wall to include parts of Inner
Mongolia, including what is now the city of Hohhot, and overlapped with the
jurisdiction of the Eight Banners and the Guihua Tümed banner in that
area.
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