What determines the country name? Generally speaking, there are roughly five reasons:
1, from the name of the tribe or tribal alliance;
2, from the original title and title of the founder;
3, originating from the area originally owned by the founder or governed by the political power;
4, originating from clan relations;
5, implying good luck.
The details are as follows:
1. Xia: It is said that Yu was granted the title of Xia Bo, so he called his regime "Xia". According to historian Mr. Fan Wenlan, Yu's son Qi was called "Xia" after he moved westward to Daxia (the Fenhu area in southern Shanxi).
2. Shang: According to legend, Qi, the ancestor of Shang (now south of Shangqiu, Henan Province), helped Yu to control floods and was granted the title of Shang. From then on, the tribe (or tribe) was called "Shang". After Tang destroyed Xia, he took "Shang" as the name of the country. After Pan Geng moved to Yin (now northwest of Anyang, Henan Province), he was also called "Yin" or "Yin Shang".
3. Zhou Dynasty: When the Zhou tribe came to Gugong Danfu, they moved to Zhouyuan (now Qishan, Shaanxi Province). After King Wu destroyed Yin, he took "Zhou" as his dynasty name. In the early Zhou Dynasty, the capital was established in Hao (southwest of Xi'an, Shaanxi). Later, King Ping moved east to Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan). Because it was located to the east of Hao, it was known as "Western Zhou" and "Eastern Zhou".
4. Qin: According to records in "Historical Records", this was an ancient tribe, and its leader Feizi was successful in raising horses for King Zhou Xiao. He was given the surname "Ying" by King Zhou Xiao and was given a small child. A piece of land (now Tianshui County, Gansu Province, also said to be the name of Longxi Valley). Later, Xiang saved Zhou and was made a prince for his meritorious service. Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms and founded the Qin State.
5. Han: Xiang Yu named Liu Bang the King of Han. Later, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and unified China, and the country was called "Han". The capital of the Han Dynasty was Chang'an in the early period, and Luoyang in the later period. Therefore, in terms of capital, there are "Western Han" and "Eastern Han", and in terms of time, there are "Previous Han" and "Later Han".
6. Wei: Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty once granted Cao Cao the title of "Wei Gong" and "Wei King". After Cao Pi succeeded the Han Dynasty, he was called "Wei". With the royal surname Cao, it was also called "Cao Wei" in history.
7. Shu: Liu Bei took Sichuan as his activity area, Shu refers to Sichuan, and was also called "Shu Han" in history. Han refers to the continuation of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
8. Wu: Sun Quan was active in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. In history, he founded the Kingdom of Wu. Cao Wei once named Sun Quan "King of Wu", so he was called "Sun Wu" in history; because of his status in the east, he also Called "Soochow".
9. Jin: Sima Zhao forced Emperor Wei to make him the "Gong of Jin", and after destroying Shu, he was promoted to the title of King of Jin. Later, his son Sima Yan inherited his title, forced Emperor Wei to abdicate, and proclaimed himself emperor, with the country named "Jin".
10. Sui Dynasty: Yang Zhong, the father of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was once named "Sui Guogong" by the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty inherited this title. It's called "Sui Chao". He thought it meant "Sui You Go" and changed it to "Sui" for fear of being ominous.
11. Tang: Li Hu, the grandfather of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, assisted Zhou Dynasty with meritorious service and was posthumously named "Tang Guogong", and the title was passed to Li Yuan. After Taiyuan raised troops, Li Yuan was proclaimed "King of Tang" and later deposed Yang You and established the Tang Dynasty.
12. Liao: Liao was originally called "Khitan", but was changed to "Liao" because it lived in the upper reaches of the Liao River.
13. Song Dynasty: After Emperor Gong of the Later Zhou Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he ordered Zhao Kuangyin to be the military envoy to Guide, and the German army was stationed in Songzhou (now Shangqiu, Henan). Zhao Kuangyin was the military envoy to Songzhou. Therefore, after Chenqiao's mutiny
he made his fortune in Songzhou, and his country was named "Song".
14. Xixia: Tuoba Sigong occupied Xiazhou (today's Hengshan County, Shanxi). When the People's Republic of China was founded, it was named after Xiazhou and was called "Daxia". Because it was in the west, people in the Song Dynasty called it "Xi Xia".
15. Gold: The capital city of Jin is located in Huining (south of Acheng in present-day Heilongjiang Province), located in Yanchuhu River (today’s Ashe River). It is said that its aquatic products produce gold. In Jurchen language, "Jin" means "Jianchuhu". ".
16. Yuan: According to the "History of the Yuan": The naming of "Yuan" was decided by Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. It is taken from the "Yuan" in the sentence "Da Zai Qian Yuan" in the "Book of Changes", which means "big" and "first".
But some people think it is related to Mongolian customs and totems, and some think it is related to Buddhism.
17. Ming Dynasty: Zhu Yuanzhang was one of the rebels in the late Yuan Dynasty and developed after inheriting Guo Zixing, who belonged to the White Lotus Sect. The White Lotus Sect declared that "darkness is about to pass and light is about to come" to encourage the people to oppose the dark rule of the Yuan Dynasty, so it is also called the "Light Sect". The leader of the White Lotus Sect, Han Shantong, is called "King Ming" (his son Han Lin'er is called "King Xiao Ming", both reflecting the tenets of his religion). Zhu Yuanzhang not only once believed in the White Lotus Sect, but also admitted that he was a member of the White Lotus Sect's rebel army (he was once the deputy marshal of Zuo, King Xiaoming). After Zhu Yuanzhang took power, the country was called "Ming". (In Jin Yong's novels, Zhu Yuanzhang was a Mingjiao believer. Later, he successfully rebelled and killed many of his subordinates in the Mingjiao. He felt uneasy, so he took the country's name "Ming".)
18. Qing Dynasty: Manchus are Jurchens A branch of the clan. The Jurchen tribe established the Jin Kingdom during the Northern Song Dynasty. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchen forces regained strength and rebuilt the Jin Kingdom (Later Jin Dynasty). In order to expand outward, the Later Jin Dynasty severed its vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty changed "Jurchen" to "Manchuria" and "Jin" to "Qing". During the Song Dynasty, the Jurchens were under the control of the Khitan people. He pointed out that the word "Liao" means "iron" in the Khitan language, so he named it "Jin", which means it is stronger and more powerful than iron and can overwhelm "Liao" and "Jin". Qing" reasons, history. Scholars have different opinions. Some people think that Huang Taiji wanted to avoid causing sharp conflicts.