Li Guang, a Huaxia nationality, was born in Ji Cheng, Longxi (now Qin 'an County, Tianshui, Gansu), a famous Western Han Dynasty in China, and his ancestor was Li Xin, a famous Qin Dynasty.
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, was born in Ji Cheng (now Qin 'an County, Gansu Province). The second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, an outstanding politician, strategist, militarist and poet, was the second son of Tang Gaozu, Li Yuan.
The Li family in Longxi is the Li family with Longxi County as the county in ancient China. Longxi County was established in the Qin and Han Dynasties and is one of Li's counties. Li in Longxi was a famous family of military commanders in Qin and Han Dynasties. This family witnessed the appearance of Li Guang, a flying general in the Western Han Dynasty, and Li Xin, a famous Qin State. Li Liyuan in Longxi destroyed the Sui Dynasty and established the Tang Dynasty, which created an era of great cultural prosperity.
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Li's ancestor in Longxi was the eldest son of Situ Li Tan of Qin, and his second son was the county magistrate of Nan, who was named Di Daohou. His grandson Li Xin was a general and was named Hou of Longxi. His descendant, General Fei Li Guang, was an important figure in the Han Dynasty. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Li in Longxi rose in troubled times, and Li Gui, the king of Xiliang, was the founding monarch of Li.
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Li in Longxi was re-elected as an aristocrat, which attracted worldwide attention. With Zhao, Qinghe Cui Shi, Boling Cui Shi, Lushi, Xingyang Zheng, Taiyuan Wang, etc., they belong to a big family, and they are also called the five family names in the Central Plains. When he arrived in Tang Gaozong, he issued a decree prohibiting these five surnames from marrying each other.
Li Jue in Longxi destroyed the Sui Dynasty and established the Tang Dynasty. Li became a royal family. During the Tang Dynasty, there were 65,438+00 prime ministers named Li in Longxi. By the Sui Dynasty, Lee in Longxi was already an aristocratic family in power in the ruling and opposition. Emperor Taizong revised the imperial clan annals, and listed Li as the first surname of all the gentry, and even named Li as a hero. Since then, the Li clan in Longxi has evolved from a clan linked by blood to a huge clan of "multiple integration".
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Guang
Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Shimin
Baidu encyclopedia-Longxi Lishi