The Shaanxi-Gansu Hui Rebellion occurred in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces at the end of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, many Hui leaders led many Hui people to cause serious damage to Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.

The Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion occurred in the two provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu in the late years of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, many Hui leaders led many Hui people to cause serious damage to Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.

During the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion, Bai Yanhu gradually became the most important leader of the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion. At the same time, the returning army led by Bai Yanhu also caused the most serious damage to Shaanxi and Gansu provinces (killing 20 million innocent people in Shaanxi and Gansu). Han nationality common people).

Portrait of Bai Yanhu

Later, Zuo Zongtang led the Qing army to start the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion. The Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion gradually subsided under the attack of the Qing army led by Zuo Zongtang. After the defeat, Bai Yanhu fled to Xining and continued to fight the Qing army (Bai Yanhu killed a large number of innocent Han people in Xining during the battle with the Qing army in Xining).

In the end, Bai Yanhu fled to Xinjiang, joined forces with the local Islamic rebel forces, and continued to split the land of China. After Aguba controlled most of Xinjiang, Bai Yanhu defected to Aguba.

However, shortly after Bai Yanhu defected to Aguba, Zuo Zongtang persuaded Empress Dowager Cixi and made Empress Dowager Cixi agree to Zuo Zongtang's western expropriation and restoration of Xinjiang. Zuo Zongtang led the Qing army into Xinjiang. Under the fierce fighting of the Qing army led by Zuo Zongtang, , the northern Xinjiang was recovered first, and then the army went straight to the southern Xinjiang. Seeing that the situation was over, Agubai took poison and committed suicide. Bai Yanhu fled to Tsarist Russia. The Hui people who followed Bai Yanhu to flee to Tsarist Russia later became Dungan people.

Zuo Zongtang made two great achievements in quelling the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion and regaining Xinjiang, which completely shattered Bai Yanhu's plan to divide China and saved the entire northwest. Zuo Zongtang is one of the true national heroes in modern Chinese history.

Zuo Zongtang is a well-deserved national hero, but Bai Yanhu, a villain who caused serious damage to Shaanxi and Gansu provinces (killing 20 million innocent Han people in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces), is also called a national hero by a few people. This is really disappointing Feel angry.

It makes sense that Bai Yanhu led the Hui people to resist the Qing Dynasty, but Bai Yanhu's resistance to the Qing Dynasty was obviously selfish. Bai Yanhu intended to establish an Islamic country including Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, and caused serious damage to Shaanxi and Gansu provinces (killing people Twenty million innocent Han people in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces), how can such a person deserve the reputation of a national hero?

A small number of readers may think that the data that Bai Yanhu killed 20 million innocent Han people in Shaanxi and Gansu is too exaggerated, but this data is based on county annals.

"Fuping County Chronicle" records: In 1855, there were 46,579 households in the entire county, and the number of people was estimated to be about 250,000. However, in 1876, another count showed that only 28,543 households were left, and the number of households was about 250,000. It became about 120,000 people.

The records of counties in Shaanxi and Gansu include: The original population of Sanyuan County was about 160,000 people. After the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion was suppressed, only about 40,000 people remained. The original population of Gaoling County was nearly 70,000. After the Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion was suppressed, when the statistics were collected again, it was found that Gaoling County had lost more than half of its population.

In addition, a small number of readers may think that the combined population of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces at that time was less than 20 million. In fact, this view is wrong. The jurisdiction of Gansu Province at that time and the current Gansu Province were different. In addition to the current Gansu Province, Gansu Province also includes Ningxia, northeastern Qinghai, southeastern Xinjiang, and parts of western Inner Mongolia. Therefore, the Shaanxi-Gansu Hui region was classified according to the jurisdiction of Gansu Province at that time and the county annals of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Judging from the population data of counties before and after the rebellion (this data is recorded in the county annals of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces), it is very possible that the number of innocent Han people killed by Bai Yanhu in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces during the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion reached 20 million. of.

A small number of readers may think that I have ulterior motives after reading this article of mine. A small number of readers may think that the purpose of writing this article is to provoke ethnic opposition. In fact, the readers who think that I have ulterior motives are the ones who really have ulterior motives, because I This article only introduces the true history of the Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion, letting more readers know what kind of person Bai Yanhu is. Any reader who can distinguish right from wrong, whether Han readers, Hui readers, or readers of any other ethnic group, will not fight for a Bai Yanhu denied the true historical facts.

After Bai Yanhu fled to Tsarist Russia, he never dared to return to the land of China. The Hui people who followed Bai Yanhu and fled to Tsarist Russia also failed to return to the land of China.

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