A Study Of The Murong Family In The Dunhuang Area From The 7th-10th Century A.D.

The Murong family was an important family in the Dunhuang area during the late Tang and Fifth Dynasties,playing an important role in the political arena during the 7th-10 th centuries in the Dunhuang areas such as Guasha,mainly during the Tibetan period of rule,the Guiyijun from Zhang Family and the Guiyijun from Cao Family,and especially during the Guiyijun from Cao Family.The Tuyuhun was destroyed by the Tibetan in the third year of Longshuo(663),In addition to the thousands of tribes led by Khan Norhaya and Princess Hong Hua,the most of them stayed in their homeland and accepted the rule of The Tibetan,whose rule was brutal.From the end of the 7th century,many of the Tugkhuns began to abandon the Tibetan and return to the Tang,and a significant portion of them were resettled in the Dunhuang area,including Guasha,where the Tugkhuns began to settle and integrate into the region.After the Tibetan invasion of the Hexi,the Tibetan’s army,government,immigrants,etc.,including a lot of Tuyuhuns came to Dunhuang area.There are a large number of the Tuyuhuns stayed in the Dunhuang area after the defeat of the Tibetan in the Hexi.The Tuyuhuns in the Dunhuang area were important supporters of Zhang Yichao’s uprising,and the Murong family,descendants of the Tugokun royal family,grew slowly during the period of Zhang Guiyijun,producing figures such as Murong Guiyin and Murong Luosan.At that time,the Tuyuhuns were an important force in the Hexi,and there were frequent conflicts between the Guiyijun from Zhang Family and the Tuyuhuns outside the reign;However,the Tuyuhuns inside the reign actively supported the Zhang’s foreign wars and participated in Zhang Huaishen’s Eastern Expedition,among others.The Tuyuhun Murong gradually grew into a famous families in the Dunhuang area,and close relations with the Dunhuang Cao family,Murong Guiyin married the Cao family,is an important supporter of the Cao Yijin to succeed Zhang Chengfeng.During the period of the Cao family’s Guiyijun,Murong Guiying was the prefectural governor of Guazhou for more than 20 years,during which time he paid tribute to the Central Plains together with the Shazhou.The drawing of travel maps in Cave 12 of the Yulin Cave,which is the Murong family ‘s family cave,etc,which is unprecedented.In addition,the Murong family is the royal family of the Tuyuhun’s descendant and has a close relationship with the Muli army in Guazhou,and the Murong family has great influence in the Dunhuang area such as Guasha.The Murong family believes in Buddhism and actively participates in Buddhist activities such as grotto building,scripture writing,preaching,and fasting;but also retains its original belief in shamanism.The Tuyuhuns survived,prospered,and grew in their own way in the Dunhuang area.The Murong family grew into a famous family allied with the Cao family,the Yan family,the Zhang family,and other famous families in the Dunhuang,and many members of the family held important positions as town envoys,yingtian,and duya.The Murong family was a important family in the Dunhuang area in the late Tang and Fifth Dynasties,and had an important influence on the political situation in Guasha at the time.