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The name of the country refers to the title of a regime, and the name of the country of each dynasty and generation in Chinese history is the place of origin in general, that is, the name of the place where a regime originated and originated. This model has always influenced various dynasties to determine the name of the country, of course, there are a few dynasties, especially those established by ethnic minorities, which are more special.

Historically, the name of a dynasty was generally determined in the following ways:

The dynastic name of the pre-Qin dynasty is mostly due to its birthplace. For example, the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty were punished to go to Qin to raise horses for the king of Zhou because they stood on the wrong side during the Shang period of the Zhou Dynasty. By 221 BC, King Yingzheng of Qin ruled the world, and Yingzheng changed from King Qin to the First Emperor, and the State of Qin became the Qin Dynasty.

The founder of some dynasties used his title to name the country when he established the dynasty because he was given a title by the previous ruler. For example, Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian inherited his father's title of Duke of Suiguo, and Tang Gaozu Li Yuan was once named Duke of Tang State.

It is mostly used by the regimes established by ethnic minorities, especially in the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, such as the former Yan, the Later Yan, the former Shu, the Later Shu, etc.

This kind of situation is relatively rare, and the three kingdoms of Zhao (Zhao), Wei (Weis), and Han (Han Qian) in the late Spring and Autumn Period adopted the surname of the founder.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the Great Zhou of Wu Zetian all set the name of the country because they advertised that they respected the Zhou rites and prayed that the country would be as long as the Zhou Dynasty. In addition, the same is true for Liu Zhiyuan, who is five generations later.

As we are familiar with the Ming Dynasty, because Zhu Yuanzhang was born in the Red Turban Army, and the Red Turban Army believed in the Bright Religion, or Ming Religion, so the Ming Dynasty was adopted as the national name. The Qing Dynasty had both the use of the Mongolian language and the consideration of the five elements in Han culture (Ming is fire virtue, Qing is water virtue).

The above is the basis used by dynasties to determine the name of the country in the history of our country.

Every time there is a change of dynasty, the country name must be established first, and the country name is generally derived from the name of the tribe and tribal alliance, which comes from the original hexagram name and title of the founder.

Mainly according to the development of the time, as well as the rule of the dynasty, the title of the ruler determines the name of the country, and there are many factors that determine the name of the country.

Determined according to the emperor's preferences, according to the situation of the country, some according to his hometown, some according to the year.

It is derived from the name of the tribe. Some deficiencies, very representative, may become a country's national name.

For example, the country names of Xia, Shang, Zhou and Qin represent the tribal names of the founding emperors or the names of the capitals, such as the names of the Han, Wei, Wu, Jin, Tang and other dynasties are derived from the original title or title of the founding emperor, and the original name of the Liao State was Khitan, that is, the clan name of the leader at that time, and later changed to Liao because he lived in the upper reaches of the Liao River. For example, the Song Dynasty was named Song to commemorate Songzhou, the birthplace of the founding of the country, the country name of the Yuan Dynasty represented the Great Zai Qianyuan in the Book of Changes, and the country name of the Qing Dynasty represented the yearning for political clarity.

During the feudal period in China, there were a total of 18 dynasties, each of which had a different country name, so how did this country name come about? Of course, the way to take the country name is still very particular, and it is not that the founding emperor likes this word and regards him as his own country name. Then I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the origin of the country names of each dynasty.

The formulation of the country name is mainly divided into the following aspects.

1. From the source.

Everyone has their own **. Born in**,** is your hometown. The same is naturally true of the founders of each dynasty.

They all have a unique idea of their hometown in their hearts. As a result, many places are willing to use their own ** place as the country name when they establish their own countries. For example, the establishment of the Xia Dynasty was precisely because the leader originated from the Xia Department, and after unification, he changed his original name to the name of the country.

2. Knighthood.

Historically, most of those who were able to overthrow the previous regime were either rich or noble. So their status is already very high. It is also common to be knighted.

Many emperors started from the title of official and knighted step by step. For example, Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, actually established the Sui Dynasty precisely because of his title.

Yang Jian inherited the title of his father, the Duke of Sui, and overthrew the regime later. The establishment of the Sui Dynasty is precisely because of his title of Sui. Therefore, it is set as the country name.

3. Named after the emperor's surname.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the phenomenon of the coexistence of seven kingdoms appeared in China. At that time, the countries of Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei were all named after the emperor's surname. It also became a way for later generations to name countries.

4. Observance of hereditary lines.

Most of the emperors named in this way followed the rules of etiquette. They believed that under the name of the country of their ancestors, the country prospered. Of course, they wanted their country to be like the previous country, so they named their country the previous one.

This method of setting up a country name is more than Zhou. Friends who have a careful observation will definitely find that there are many Zhou dynasties in our country, and it is their place that follows the hereditary and emphasizes etiquette and law, so that such a situation will occur.

Some of these names are from the place of origin, some are based on titles, and some are based on the name of the emperor.

Xia: Dayu was originally the leader of the Xia Hou tribe, therefore, the slave country established by Dayu's son Qi was called: "Xia".

Shang (Yin): Qi is the ancestor of the Shang tribe, who once lived in Shang (now Shangqiu, Henan), so he took "Shang" as the name of the country after the destruction of Xia. And because Pangeng moved the capital to Yin (Anyang, Henan), the Shang Dynasty was also called the Yin Dynasty.

Zhou: Because King Tai (Gu Gong Zhigong) lived in Zhou Yuan under Qishan, so King Wu took "Zhou" as the name of the country.

Qin: King Xiao of Zhou gave Feizi the surname "Ying", and sealed the land of "Qin" (Tianshui, Gansu), and later chose "Qin" as the country name when the country was founded.

Han: Liu Bang was originally named the king of Han by Xiang Yu, so Liu Bang was known as "Han" when he founded the country.

Three Kingdoms: Wei, Cao Cao was knighted as the king of Wei when he was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and his son Cao Pi took "Wei" as the country name after he became emperor. Shu Han, when Liu Bei was called emperor in Chengdu, the country name was "Han", because Chengdu was in Shu, so it was called "Shu Han".

Wu, Sun Quan built the capital Jianye (now Nanjing), for the ancient Wu land, so it is called "Wu".

Jin: Sima Zhao was first knighted as the Duke of Jin and then the King of Jin in the Wei Kingdom. When his son Sima Yan was emperor, the country name was set as "Jin".

Sui: Yang Jian was originally the king of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and later abolished the Zhou Emperor and changed "Zhou" to "Sui". Because of the righteousness of "with", the province "辶" is Sui.

Tang: Li Yuan's grandfather was named the Duke of Tang during the Western Wei Dynasty, and Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty after he became emperor.

Song: When Zhao Kuangyin was in the Later Kingdom, he was named the envoy of the Song Zhou Festival. Songzhou is the birthplace and hairline of Zhao Kuangyin, so the emperor changed the name of the country to "Song".

Yuan: There is no country name, called Mongolia. The ancestor Kublai Khan founded the country and called it "Da Yuan", taking the meaning of "Da Zai Qianyuan" in "Yi".

Ming: At that time, there was a Ming religion in the society, and the Ming religion had a legend of the birth of the Ming Lord, so the country was named "Ming".

Qing: After Nurhachi established his regime, the country was called Dajin. After Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, in order to avoid the ethnic hatred of the Han people against the invasion of the Jin State in history, he changed "Jin" to "Qing" (Qing is the transliteration of Jin).

They will make it according to their clan, and they think that this will not only make their country very strong, but also survive forever, so they will set the name of the country.

Taking the Han Dynasty as an example, Han Gaozu was named King of Han when he was divided, and he managed the Han land, so although he was a Chu person, the last country he established was the Han Dynasty.

For example, Cao Cao is the king of Wei, his country is the state of Wei, Liu Bang is the king of Han, and the Han Dynasty was established, as well as the country name according to the region where the country originated, which country is located in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which country name is used, basically like this.

In 1271, Kublai Khan, that is, the Khan throne was scattered, the country was named Yuan, and the following year the capital was pretended to be the capital, and after the Yuan Dynasty established the Chong clan, the provincial system was implemented

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