The Liao Kingdom? is the name of the political power in ancient my country. It was also a feudal dynasty established by the Khitan people. It was originally a nomadic people living in the northeastern region of my country. After the Tang Dynasty, it has been a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural state. There is also information showing that the Khitan people were once a descendant of the Xiongnu. The feudal dynasty established by the Khitan people was the Liao Kingdom, which dominated Mobei for more than two hundred years until it was destroyed by the Jurchen Jin Kingdom in the 12th century.
On the other hand, "Liaoning" is also the name of a province and place in my country, and its meaning is "Liaohe River Basin, eternal peace". They are different concepts, but they are related to land ownership.
Since the birthplace of Khitan was called "Liao" in history, the Khitan people imitated the Central Plains and named their country after the birthplace. For example, Liu Bang originated in the Hanzhong area, and after establishing the dynasty, he named his country Han. After the Song Dynasty unified the Central Plains, the Liao State became the only regime in the Central Plains that could compete with the Khitan. The Northern Song Dynasty launched many Northern Expeditions in order to recapture the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures lost by Shi Jingtang. Throughout the day, there were fewer victories and more defeats.
After Song and Liao experienced twenty-five years of large-scale war, when Song and Liao reached the Tanyuan Alliance, the two countries maintained a state of peace. At this time, the Liao Kingdom also reached its heyday with the largest territory in history. The current Liaoning Province was also the economic, political and military center of the Liao Kingdom at that time, just like the capital of a country.
During the period of confrontation between Liao and Song, the entire Liaoning Province was now under the jurisdiction of the Liao Kingdom. At that time, the territory under the jurisdiction of the Liao State was very wide. At its peak, it extended to the Sea of ??Japan in the east, the Altai Mountains in the west, the Ergun River and the Greater Khingan Mountains in the north, and the Baigou River in southern Hebei Province in the south.
In the later Liao Kingdom, due to internal struggles within the royal family, the entire country was torn apart. In the end, the Jin Kingdom established by the Jurchens destroyed the Liao Kingdom. At that time, the royal family of the Liao Kingdom fled to the west, which was also called Western Liao in history. The Western Liao Kingdom Zuo did not last long and was eventually destroyed by the Mongols. When the Jurchens occupied the three northeastern provinces, they massacred and oppressed the Khitans who stayed in the northeast. Over time, the Khitans disappeared in the long river of history.
During the Ming Dynasty, the current Liaoning area was also called Liaodong Dusi, not because there had been a prosperous Liao Kingdom here, but because it was named based on the historical name and the specific geographical location of the Liao River. During the Qing Dynasty, this place was renamed Fengtian Province.
Since the Qing Dynasty was a feudal dynasty founded by the Jurchens, the Jin Kingdom established by the Jurchens in history destroyed the Liao Kingdom, and only then gradually became stronger after owning the land of Liaoning. After Huang Taiji ascended the throne in Liaoning and established the Qing Dynasty, he destroyed the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Manchu Qing Dynasty believed that Liaoning Province was a geomantic treasure land that could bring prosperity to their nation, so they changed the name of Liaoning Province to "Fengtian", which was a bit of a blessing from heaven.
During the Republic of China, during Chiang Kai-shek's Northern Expedition, the Northeastern warlord Zhang Xueliang's "Northeast Change of Flags" placed the Northeast under the jurisdiction of Chiang Kai-shek's National Government. After that, Zhang Xueliang changed Fengtian to Liaoning, which is the reason for Liaoning Province.
Therefore, the name Liaoning Province has little to do with the Liao Kingdom at that time. If Zhang Xueliang had not changed the name, perhaps this place would still be called Fengtian. However, because it was a prosperous place of the Liao Kingdom at that time, many historical sites of the Liao Kingdom are still preserved.