Hohhot historical celebrities

The city’s historical celebrities include Yuwentai, Yuwenyi, Yang Jian, etc.

1. Yuwentai: An outstanding strategist, military reformer, and commander-in-chief during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Yuwentai (507-556), courtesy name Heita, was a native of Wuchuan, Daijun (now west of Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia), Xianbei He was an outstanding strategist, military reformer, and commander in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. He was the actual ruler of the Western Wei Dynasty and the founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He once participated in the six towns uprising army, and later entered Dingguan Long from Heba Yue. His descendants after his death settled in Guanzhong.

2. Yuwen Yong: Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong (543-578), Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, courtesy name Niluotu, was a Xianbei nationality, a native of Wuchuan, Daijun (now west of Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia), and Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwentai. The fourth son, the third emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, reigned from 560 to 578. During the reign of Yu Wenyong, he killed the powerful minister Yu Wenhu and got rid of Xianbei's old customs. Rectifying the administration of officials made the Northern Zhou Dynasty political clear, the people's lives stable, and the country strong. Yu Wenyong lived a frugal life and was able to care about the sufferings of the people in a timely manner.

3. Yang Jian: The founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, a famous politician and strategist in ancient China. During Yang Jian's reign, he attacked Chen State militarily, successfully unified China, which had been severely divided for hundreds of years, defeated the Turks, and was revered as the "Sage Khan"; in terms of domestic affairs, he created an advanced official selection system, developed culture and economy, Make China a prosperous country. During the Kaihuang period, the Sui Dynasty had a vast territory and a population of more than 7 million households. It was a glorious period of China's agricultural civilization.