King, the enlargement in front of the king is just to show respect. King is not a title. For example, in later generations, Han Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, Han Ming was the name of the country, and Da was just to show respect
In ancient times, Emperor was only used to address the gods of heaven, and was the highest god of Shang (oracle bone inscriptions fully prove this, if you are interested (You can see below). The transformation into the title of human king happened during the Warring States period, so the emperor was excluded.
As for the emperor, this title originated from the Zhou Dynasty. Tian is the highest god of the Zhou Dynasty, and his status is equivalent to the emperor of the Shang Dynasty. After the demise of the Shang Dynasty, the two gradually mixed, sometimes called the Emperor of Heaven, and sometimes simply called Heaven or Emperor. However, Zhou was the conqueror after all, and Heaven appeared far more frequently than Emperor (there is a lot of evidence in various ancient books, you can read it if you are interested) (Part 2), so the emperor can never be the title of Shang
Emperor, Qin Shihuang, Qin Shihuang, as the name suggests, the first emperor, don’t think about this title
Khan comes from a non-our clan Such ethnic minority beasts should not be used to insult China
Gonghoubo is a third-class title, not a title of human king, let alone
In fact, all the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were called kings , archaeological work during the Republic of China has fully confirmed this. The idea that Zhou Cai was originally called emperor was made up by Confucianism, just like the political lie of the rule of the Three Dynasties
The king in movies and TV shows is basically correct
As for King Wen, he simply planned to usurp the throne. According to the Analects of Confucius, "there are two out of three parts of the world." Of course, the latter sentence "to serve Yin" is a political lie. One will develop his power far beyond the monarch. How can a person be a loyal minister? Under such circumstances, it is certain for an ambitious man to become the king
Poetry Three Hundred actually reveals the true feelings: "The grandson of Houji, the great king of Shiwei, lives in the sun of disparity, Shi "Shi Jian Shang", the king here is Gu Gongdanfu, the grandfather of King Wen. At that time, he was deliberately planning to destroy Shang. When he has sufficient strength, will he still be polite and not proclaim the king?