In 1368 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital and proclaimed himself emperor, and his country was named Daming. Many people have some doubts about this country name. According to past practice, the country's name is usually named after the emperor's birthplace.
For example, after Tang destroyed Xia, "Shang" was used as the name of the country. After Pan Geng moved to Yin, it was also called "Yin" or "Yin Shang". Of course, there are also some that are determined based on a certain specialty of the place of origin, or the surname, title, etc. of the founder.
And Zhu Yuanzhang's "Ming" seems to have some "unknown origin".
Some people say that it is related to religion, because Zhu Yuanzhang has many Mingjiao believers; some say that Zhu Yuanzhang inherited the title of "Little Ming King" from Han Shantong, Han Lin'er and his son; others say that it is based on Wude Zhong. From the beginning, the Ming Dynasty replaced the element with fire to overcome metal. Zhu Yuanzhang said that the reason why he used "Ming" as the country's name was actually "forced".
The "History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "When Taizu of the Ming Dynasty first established the world, he founded the country with the intention of Dazhong. After praying to heaven, he got the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, there was Dazhong Tongbao in the Qianwen at that time." This means that Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition Before that, the name of the country was given, that is, "Dazhong", which means China, China, and China.
In 1368 AD, on the day Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, the sky happened to be clear. It is said that it had been raining for several days before this. Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with the auspicious day chosen by Liu Bowen. Coupled with the prophecy of "the birth of King Ming" in Mingjiao, Zhu Yuanzhang simply designated the title of the country as "Ming Dynasty". ".
Although the country name "Dazhong" was not adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang, his super fan Sun Yat-sen made it the country name of the Republic of China after overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, which can be regarded as inheriting his unification ideas. .