In history, have any foreigners sent princesses to us and relatives?

In the history of our country, of course, there were foreigners who sent princesses to us and relatives, because we were basically in the world's first very powerful kingdom at that time, so naturally there were many foreigners who were giving us marriages.

The main reason is that in ancient history, the civilization of the Central Plains Dynasty was more advanced than the civilization of the surrounding regimes, and the surrounding regimes were "proud" of marrying the Central Plains Dynasty, but the emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty were not very willing to marry the daughters of the "barbarians". Next, let's take a look at the details.

In the ancient history of our country, the word harmony has appeared in many dynasties, and the reasons for harmony in different dynasties and different periods of dynasties are different, but the purpose of harmony is basically the same: to live in peace or form alliances.

For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in order to survive and develop, the vassal states looked for allies to strengthen their camps, and the harmony and marriage between the vassal states were common.

Another example, the famous peace policy of the Han Dynasty, before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu wrestled with each other, the Han Dynasty carried out a policy of peace with the Xiongnu after Liu Bang encountered the siege of Baideng, in order to ensure the short-term peace and relative stability of the border.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu in the north, the balance of power between the Han and the Huns underwent a fundamental change, and the Han Dynasty had surpassed the Xiongnu in terms of national strength and military strength. At this time, the Xiongnu asked for peace, and harmony was no longer a humiliating thing, such as Wang Zhaojun's exit from the fortress is a famous example.

However, the Han Dynasty, whether it was a humiliating peace or a later peace relationship, had only one purpose: peace and stability.

Harmony is between different regimesPeace or allianceAnd the marriage policy, and the relationship itself is by no means as simple as "marrying a princess".

For example, in the early Han Dynasty, the princess who married was only one item, and the various materials given to the Xiongnu in the name of the princess's "dowry" were the main ones.

Another example is the harmony of the Tang Dynasty, taking Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet as an example, Princess Wencheng was followed into Tibet with a large number of seeds, craftsmen and handicrafts.

In ancient history, the Central Plains Dynasty was a state of etiquette due to its superior location, developed economy and more advanced civilization, and gradually became the center of the Oriental world.

For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, other ethnic groups in the surrounding area were divided into "Xirong, Beidi, Nanban, Dongyi", etc., while the Chu State bordering the "Southern Barbarians" and the Qin State bordering the "Xirong" were not treated well by the princes of the Central Plains, and considered them to be civilized and backward and a country of "barbarians".

The Central Plains Dynasty "married a princess", on the one handFor the sake of the stability of the dynastyOn the other hand, there is also a high meaning of "reward", after all, marrying the princess himself is the father-in-lawRaised a generation；And the Central Plains Dynasty was also unwilling to marry the "princesses" of the surrounding regimes, on the one hand, they did not want to "demote themselves", and on the other hand, they thought that they were the daughters of uneducated "barbarians".I don't like that kind of "savage energy".

This is one of the important reasons why the Central Plains Dynasty married princesses, but the emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty rarely married princesses.

In my opinion, harmony is a compromise between the stronger side and the weaker party. China has always been relatively powerful, and only as a last resort can peace be exchanged for peace.

The so-called harmony is like suing for peace, the war loses strength and loses money to accompany women, and people don't lose, why should they marry the princess to you, and there is our own self-esteem, I think that foreign women will confuse their so-called noble bloodline, in fact, there are also outsiders who come in, but there are relatively few and there are more political needs to publicize marrying princesses!

Harmony was a strategy adopted by the Central Plains Dynasty in ancient China to deal with border troubles. Historically, the princesses of Heqin, such as Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng in Tibet, are often seen as symbols of reconciliation between the Central Plains Dynasty and the surrounding regimes, and previous studies have also emphasized the positive impact of harmony. However, Jiang Aihua believes that this image of peace and beauty is only the "light" side of the Tang Dynasty's ethnic policy, and researchers often ignore the "shadow" side, that is, the war, negotiation, compromise and alliance hidden behind the peace and kinship.

In addition, I know Princess Wencheng, Princess Xie Wu, and Wang Zhaojun (palace maid). The other two won't say much, as for Princess Jiewu, she is a real strange woman.