Taiyuan County (now Taiyuan, Shanxi Province), Zhao County (now Zhao County, Hebei Province)
Origin of the surname
According to " "Book of Zhou" records: (Yu Wen's family) was first the emperor of Xianbei and was famous as a general. Because of hunting, he obtained three jade seals. There is an article saying: "Emperor's Seal". The general mind is different, thinking it is a gift from heaven. The common saying is that the emperor is called "Yu", and the emperor is called "Wen". Because he is named Yuwen Guo, he takes it as his surname. This text says that later Pu Hui succeeded Ren Da Ren. He picked up a jade seal while hunting, with the three characters "Emperor's Seal" engraved on it. He thought it was a divine right granted by heaven, so he was called Yuwen's clan (the locals called Tian "Yu"). , call you "Wen", which means "Emperor"). During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Yuwen clan entered the Central Plains and was known as the Yuwen Kingdom. They took Yuwen as their surname and were called the Yuwen clan.
The ancestor who got the surname
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a Yuwen tribe among the Xianbei people in the north. They claimed to be descendants of the Shennong family of Emperor Yan. When Pu returned to his master, he found a jade seal when he was hunting, with the three characters "Emperor's Seal" engraved on it. He thought it was a divine right granted by heaven. His people called heaven "Yu" and called the emperor "Wen", so they were called Yuwen's family, which means "Yuwen". ?Emperor?. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Wen family entered the Central Plains and gradually became the surname of the Han people. Therefore, the descendants of the Yuwen family regarded Puhui as the ancestor of the surname Yuwen.
Migration distribution
The surname Yuwen is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. From the study of the two books "Book of Zhou? Emperor Wen Ji" and "Tongzhi Clan Lue", it can be seen that the two characters "Yuwen" were translated from the Xianbei language at that time. "Yu" means heaven, and "Wen" means "heaven". That's what you meant. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Central Plains region was in chaos. Many foreigners wanted to come to the Central Plains to conquer the world. However, the ancestor of the Yuwen family, who originally lived in Liaodong, accidentally obtained a jade seal in the river and thought it meant that they could become emperor. Therefore, they not only changed the name of the country to Yuwen, and even the chief's family also changed their surname to Yuwen. Maybe it was really "God's will". After the Xianbei people took Yuwen as their surname, they really conquered the world, became the emperor, and established the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the history of our country. The surname Yuwen was born about 1500 years ago. The place of birth should be the Wuchuan area in Suiyuan. There are 6 people with the surname Yuwen who proclaimed themselves emperors in history. They founded the Northern Zhou Dynasty and it lasted 25 years. The famous family lived in Zhao County (now Zhao County, Hebei Province); later they lived in Taiyuan County (now Taiyuan County, Shanxi Province).
Yu Wentai: The official Wei was the governor of Kansai. Emperor Xiaowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty was forced by Gao Huan and went west to Chang'an to attach himself to Tai. It was called the Western Wei in old history. He named Yu Wentai the prime minister, specializing in military affairs and state affairs. Later, Yuwentai killed Emperor Xiaowu and established Nanyang King Yuanbaoju as emperor, that is, Emperor Wen. Later, he deposed Emperor Wen and established Prince Yuan Kuo as Emperor Gong. He appointed himself Grand Master and took charge of the affairs of the court. His son Jue claimed to be the King of Heaven, abolished the Wei Dynasty, established the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and worshiped Yu Wentai as Emperor Taizu Wen.
Yuwenjue: (542-557), Emperor Xiaomin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The third son of Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwentai, and his mother was Princess Feng Yi of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Yuwentai passed away, and Yuwenjue succeeded him as grand master and other official positions. In December, Tuoba Kuo issued another edict to grant him the land of Qiyang and the title of Duke of Zhou. The following year, with the support of his cousin Yu Wenhu, he received the Zen throne and officially ascended the throne as the King of Heaven. His country was named Zhou, and it was called the Northern Zhou Dynasty in history, which was the beginning of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Yu Wenshu: courtesy name Botong, a native of Wuchuan, Daijun (now south of Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), and was born into a Xianbei aristocracy. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he paid homage to Zhu Guo with military merits and granted him the title of Duke.
Yu Wenhu: Yu Wenyong’s cousin. He had meritorious service in conquering Yu Wentai and was trusted by Tai. After Tai's death, he assisted Tai's son Jue to establish the Northern Zhou Dynasty, appointed Otsuka Prime Minister, and took control of military and political power. After he poisoned Jue to death, he made Tai's son Yu the emperor (Emperor Ming). Then he killed Yu and made Yu's younger brother Yong emperor (Emperor Wu). In the first year of Jiande's reign, Yuwen Yong conspired with a group of attendants and killed Yu Wenyong in the palace when he entered the palace to see the Queen Mother.
Yu Wenyong: Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. He ascended the throne in 560 and reigned for 18 years. The small characters are "袻罗TU".
A native of Wuchuan (now Guwuchuan, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region). Yuwentai’s fourth son. In the second year of Wucheng (560), the powerful minister Yu Wenhu poisoned Emperor Ming Yu Wenyu to death and established Yu Wenyong as emperor.
Yu Wenhuaji: A traitor in the Sui Dynasty. A native of Wuchuan, Daijun (now part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region). During the reign of Emperor Yang, he was the general of Youtunwei. In the 14th year of Daye (618), he and Sima Dekan launched a mutiny in Jiangdu (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province), killed Emperor Yang, and established King Yang Hao of Qin as prime minister. Xuan was defeated by Li Mi and led his troops to Wei County (now Damingdong, Hebei Province). He also killed Qin Wang Hao and proclaimed himself emperor. The following year he was captured and killed by Dou Jiande.
Yu Wenxuzhong: a poet of the Jin Dynasty. The courtesy name is Shutong (1079-1146), also known as Longxi. A native of Huayang, Chengdu (now Chengdu City). His works such as "The Angel of Shangwulin", "Spring Day", "Book of Thoughts at the Year of Jiyou", "Passing Juyongguan", "An Ding Daozhong", etc., some criticize the Jin people for betraying the alliance, or write about the feelings of fortress and homesickness, which are all very popular. The content and emotion are in sharp contrast to works about depressive thoughts such as Escape Zen.