隋代
秦(?
617年~
618年)
薛舉(?-618年),中國隋代末年群雄之一,祖籍河東汾陰(今山西萬榮縣),父親薛汪時移居到金城(今甘肅蘭州一帶)。
薛舉武勇豪邁,加上傢中有財産,在地方上結集許多豪傑人士,後擔任金城的校尉。
大業13年(617年),隋朝衰落,各地大亂,金城一帶饑民和盜賊起事,金城令郝瑗受命募兵鎮壓,
薛舉以勢脅迫與他一起將地方官逮捕,開倉救齊災民而獲得支持。他號稱西秦霸王,年號泰興,擊敗隋的地方軍隊,占領隴西地區,隨即稱帝於蘭州。其後欲進攻關中,為李世民所敗,
薛舉因此有降唐之心。但郝瑗反對,於是欲聯合突厥莫賀咄設合攻長安,但為莫賀咄設為李世民所懷柔而失敗。
618年再度與唐朝軍隊作戰,唐朝將領劉文靜、殷開山等因輕敵而被
薛舉擊敗,欲順勢進攻長安時病死,由他的兒子薛仁杲繼任,給他謚號武帝。史書上記載
薛舉性格較為殘忍,對戰俘加以殺害,甚至使用割舌鼻等酷刑,因此無法獲得人民廣泛的支持。
Cause of 13 years (617 years), the decline of the Sui Dynasty, around the chaos, the hungry and the thieves along the uprising Jincheng, Jincheng Hao Yuan was ordered to make recruiting repression, Xue Ju in order to stress the situation with him to local officials to arrest, Qi, opening of the victims and rescue supported. He called Xiqin Overlord, Taixing reign, defeated Sui local military occupation Longxi area, then emperor in Lanzhou. To attack was off in the defeat to Li Shimin, Xue Ju Tang therefore reducing heart. However, Hao Yuan opposition, the Turks want to co-offensive co-Mo Chang Ho A state based, but for the Make A state of Mo Li Shimin the Huairou He failed.