The Research Of Military Defense System In Xijing Area Of Liao Dynasty

Liao Dynasty's Western Capital area was located in the western frontier,Mountain areas had been reigned by Central Plain regime before Shi Jingtang ceding 16 states.Xijing Road next to Shangjing Road,the south was bounded on Northern Song Dynasty,and the east connected Nanjing Road and Zhongjing Road.Xijing Road was an important transport hub from Liao Dynasty to Northern Song Dynasty and Xi Xia,At the same time,it had a special military strategic position for Liao Dynasty.Because of various nationalities and widely distributed,it was also the ethnic tensions and ethnic problems highlighted areas.Owing to its military defense function,Xijing area had special strategic position.Therefore,Liao Dynasty established more systematic and generally complete military defense system in here.The military defense system in the Xijing area mainly consisted of the "control Western Xia" defense system,which turn the southwest Zhaotao Secretary-centric into the core,the South Central Plains defensive system that cite Datong as the center,and the Daotaling Jiedushi Division.Daotaling Jiedushi Division was a Buffer Strip between Xijing area and Shangjing area.It played an helper role in the southwest and northwest areas defense.Southwest Zhaotao Division and Datong was the most important military defense system center in Xijing area.In order to strengthen the court of the region's ruling and external defense,Liao Dynasty rulers set up border agency,the construction of border guards,city in Southwest of Xijing.Khitan royal and aristocratic controlled the military right,and the main tribal army also stationed here.The country provided war horses,weapons and ships.These purposes were to defend Western Xia.For the purpose of strengthening the country's city defense,the South of Xijing set up Xijing Zhu Division.The Han army and the two tribes army,palace guard riding and other distribution also distributed the southern border areas.In addition,rich agricultural products and mature weapons manufacturing industry for the military to provided the necessary military supplies.The three military defense system of Xijing area both had its own institutions,military and military supply.There are mainly features about the military defense system of Xijing area in Liao Dynasty : city defense facilities combined with natural environment;border agency independence as well as cooperation;the common support and defense of various nationalities.Xijing area was the first barrier which defense Xixia,reduced Nanjing area's pressure from the Northern Song Dynasty,and promoted the development of Xijing community.At the same time,the military defense system in Xijing area had a certain connection with the military defense system in the northwest and Nanjing area,and jointly guard the security of the Liao Dynasty.