Introduction to the origin of the surname Han_How did the surname Han come from?

Han Zai's "Kangxi Dictionary" and "Shuowen" Jingyuan Ye. From Wei, take the 帀. Dry sound. It also comes from the name of the country. The following is the origin of the surname Han that I carefully compiled for you. I hope you like it.

The origin of the surname Han

1. It originated from the surname Ji. There are mainly the following theories:

① The Western Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty , after putting down the rebellions of Guan Shu, Cai Shu and Wu Geng, the great feudal system was implemented. Zhou Gongdan enfeoffed the son of King Wu to Han, which became the country with the surname Ji, located in the northeast of Hejin, Shanxi today.

② He is a descendant of Tang Shu and Yu, and takes the name of his country. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, after the Duke of Zhou destroyed the Tang Dynasty, he granted Uncle Ji Yu the title of Yu in the Tang Dynasty, and it was known as the Kingdom of Jin in history. During the Spring and Autumn Period, after Duke Wu of Quwo seized the throne of the Jin Kingdom, he destroyed Korea, which was founded by the younger brother of King Zhou Cheng, and granted his uncle Ji Wan the title of Han Wuzi. Han family. By the beginning of the Warring States Period, Han Jue's seventh grandson Han Qian, together with the Zhao family and the Wei family, divided up the Jin Kingdom and established the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei. Korea has gone through eight generations, and was destroyed by Qin in the 17th year of Qin Shihuang (230 BC). The descendants of his clan took the country as their surname and called him Han. Qin destroyed Han, captured Han Wangan, and established Yingchuan County. After the fall of Korea, the Chinese people took Han as their surname, and Yingchuan became the first county commander with the surname Han.

2. Ethnic minorities changed their surnames:

① The Xianbei people changed their surnames to Han: Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital from Pingcheng to Luoyang , implemented the Sinicization reform, changing the Xianbei surname to Han surname, and the surname of the Great Khan was changed to Han.

②The Manchu people changed their surnames to Han: the Manchu surname Haltala, which is called Haltala Hala in Manchu, lived in Wula, Jilin, and later had many Han surnames as the Han surname; Hanyan surname , Hanyan Hala in Manchu, lived in Helintai, Nenhe and other places for generations. Later, he was given the Han surname for many times. Shi.

③The Xibe people changed their surname to Han: the Hashuri family of the Xibe ethnic group, also known as the Hashuri family and the Hahura family, lived in Bodune in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Later, the surname was changed to Han; Han Jili, who lived in Bodune for generations, and was given the Han surname many times after the middle of the Qing Dynasty; Han Yala, who lived in Bodune for many generations, was given the Han surname many times.

④The Koreans changed their surnames to Han: After the founding of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Koreans who lived in Yiju (today’s Sinuiju, North Korea) and Kaichengfu (today’s Kaicheng, North Korea) were all The surname is Han.

⑤The Oroqen people changed their surname to Han: The Kagyir clan of the Oroqen clan, also known as the Kazhikil clan, has lived in the Yalu River Basin (now the Yalu River, a tributary of the Nen River) Basin), later many people were given the Chinese surname Han; the Harkala surname, Harkala Hala in Manchu, lived in the Yalu River (now the Yalu River Basin, a tributary of the Nen River), and the surname was Han.

The ancestor who got the surname

Han Qian (?-400 BC), surnamed Ji, Han surname, named Qian, The son of Jin Qing Han Wuzi, the king of Korea during the Warring States Period, reigned from 408 to 400 BC. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Duke Zhou granted the land of Tang to Yu, and his son Xie changed his country's name to Jin. In the early Spring and Autumn Period, Quwo Wugong granted his brother-in-law Ji Wan the title of Han Jue, and Ji Wan's great-grandson Han Jue took the title as his surname. Han Qian, the seventh grandson of Han Jue, founded Korea. Han Qian is the ancestor of the Han surname.

Migration and spread of the Han surname

The reproduction and development of the Han surname mainly occurred in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The Han surname was initially active in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and entered Henan and Hebei areas at the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. During the Han, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Han surname developed rapidly in Henan, especially in Yangdi and Nanyang, the ancient capitals of Korea, forming Yingchuan County. At the same time, the surname Han spread to the north, northeastern regions, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu, and Sichuan. In the late Tang Dynasty, the Han surname began to spread in Guangdong and Fujian. The Han surname suffered greater losses in the wars in the northern region during the Eastern Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties. During the Song Dynasty, a large number of people from the Central Plains moved southward, and the Han surnames also moved to Guangdong and Fujian.

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, people with Han surnames in Jiangsu and Zhejiang continued to move south on a large scale. Some moved to Taiwan or even drifted overseas, settling in the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries.

Han surname culture

County hope

Yingchuan County: During the reign of King Qin, the county was established, and the administrative seat was Yangzhai.

Nanyang County: In the 35th year of the Warring States Period, King Qin Zhao established a county, and its administrative seat is now Nanyang City, Henan Province.

Changli County: A county was established during the Yongxing period of the Later Wei Dynasty, with Changli (now Yixian County, Liaodong Province, Liaoning Province) as the center, west of the Liaohe River.

Hall name

Weeping Stick Hall: comes from Han Boyu’s filial piety to his mother.

Changli Hall: Han Yu, a great writer of the Tang Dynasty, was born in Changli, Hebei Province.

Zhoujin Hall: When Han Qi, the prime minister of the three dynasties of the Song Dynasty, returned to his hometown to serve as the Prime Minister and magistrate of the state, he built a hall in the backyard of the state office, named "Zhijin Hall". His descendants took the name "Zijintang" as their hall name.

Celebrities of the Han family

Han Fei: (?~234 BC) One of the princes in Korea during the Warring States Period. Xi Xing's name is magic, and he owes his origins to Huang Lao. He stuttered and could not argue fluently. He and Li Si were both educated by Xun Qing. He once wrote a book to admonish the king of Han, but it was of no use, so he worked hard and wrote more than fifty books, titled Han Feizi. The article is solemn and profound, embodying the culmination of Legalism. Later, when the King of Qin attacked Han, the King of Han sent a non-envoy to Qin, who was ridiculed by Li Si and imprisoned to death.

Han Xin: (? ~ 196 BC) Huaiyin native, he endured the humiliation of a teenager when he was young, and later helped the Han emperor to defeat Wei, lift Zhao, surrender Yan, and defeat Qi , was granted the title of King of Qi, and later he was granted the title of King of Chu. Emperor Gaozu suspected his betrayal, so he faked a meeting in Yunmeng, captured Xianyang, and conferred the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, but was eventually killed by Empress Lu.

Han Yu: (768～824), named Tuizhi, was from Heyang, Tang Dynasty. He has a thorough knowledge of the Six Classics and hundreds of schools of thought, he admires Confucianism and upholds Buddhism and the Elders, and his articles are of his own kind, which are adopted by later generations of classical writers. From the official position to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. His ancestors lived in Changli for generations, so he called himself Han Yu of Changli. After his death, he was posthumously named Changli Bo during the Yuanfeng period of the Song Dynasty, and was known as "Han Changli" in the world. The disciples compiled his poems and essays into a collection by Mr. Changli. Han Xiangzi was the nephew of Han Yu in the Tang Dynasty. He had a bohemian nature and was not good at studying. According to legend, he became an immortal through his studies and was one of the Eight Immortals. In early winter, the peonies bloom in several colors, and when the pots are covered with soil, they bloom instantly. See Duan Chengshi of Tang Dynasty, Youyang Zazu, Volume 19, Guangzhuzhu No.4. Or called "Han Xiang".

Han Shizhong: (1089～1151) courtesy name Liangchen, a native of Yan'an in the Song Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, during the rebellion of Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, Huang Tiandang defeated Jin Wushu. He was famous at that time and was called the number one hero of the Zhongxing Dynasty. Later, Qin Hui was the leader of the peace, and he dismissed his military command. He kept quiet about the war and lived in seclusion in the West Lake, calling himself Qingliang Jushi. He was posthumously named Zhongwu, and Xiaozong was granted the title of King Qi.