How was the name of Chinese dynasties born?

Over 5000 years of history, the dynasties of China followed each other and died. Each of the dynasties has a separate name. The ancient language says: 'Name without righteous words does not agree', so the name is always established right after the dynasty is established, and is considered the main name.

So what is the name of each dynasty? Mainly derived from 5 causes:

1. Firstly, it originates from the name of the tribe, the tribal alliance.
2. The second is derived from place names.
3. The third is the title or title of the founder.
4. The fourth is the local specialty.
5. The fifth is from the original regional name or place of dominance, the tribal relationship or the meaning of the word in the ancient book as implying sand .

1. House of Ha: According to legend, King Vu was ordained in Ha Ba, so he called his administration 'Ha'. There is another legend that follows the historian Pham Van Lan, after King Vu's son Khai moved to Dai Ha (the area of ​​Sai Monster, south of Son Tay), claiming to be 'Ha'.

2. Thuong Hospital : Legend has it that the Thuong family's ancestor, Mr. Khe, once had the merit of helping the King of water treatment, so he was ordained in Thuong land and later took 'Thuong' to call his tribe. The King of Thang after defeating the Ha dynasty took "Thuong" as a national title. Later, Ban Canh moved to An An so he also called 'An' or 'An Thuong'.

3. Zhou Dynasty: Chu tribe came to the ancient time of Cong Cong Phu to move to Chu land. Vu Vuong, after destroying An's house, took ' Chu' as the name of the dynasty. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the capital was built in Hao. By the time of Binh Vuong period, the capital was moved to the east to Lac Ap, because in the east of Hao, the Chu Dynasty had the nickname 'West Chu' and 'Dong Chu'.

When Qin Shihuang unified six countries, he began to build Qin.(Photos via Pinterest).

4. Qin Dynasty: According to the record in the book "Historical Records " , Qin was an ancient tribe. Leader Phi Tu, because he had a horse to support Chu Hieu Vuong, was given to them by Chu Hieu Vuong 'Doanh' , and given a land. Later, he had to save Zhou's house and was made vassal. When Qin Shihuang unified six countries, he began to build Qin.

5. Han Dynasty: Xiang Yu made Liu Wang as the King of Han Dynasty, after Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, unified China, the title was 'Han'. In the early days, the Han Dynasty was based in Chang'an, later to build a capital in Luoyang, so considering the city, there would be 'Western Han' and 'Dong Han' , if in terms of time, there would be 'Money. Han 'and' Hau Han '.

6. Wei's House: Han Chinese Emperor each Cao Cao is Wei Gong, Wei Wang. After Cao Phi replaced the Han, he proclaimed 'Wei'. Because of the Cao family's royal family, it is also called 'Cao Ngu' in history .

7. Shu Shu: Liu Bei took Sichuan as an active area, Thuc was only Sichuan, so this government was called 'Shu'. In history is also called 'Shu Han'. 'Han' here is the continuation of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Shu is only Sichuan, so this government is called 'Shu'.(Illustration: Through kknews.cc)

8. House Ngo: Ton Quyen works in the lower part of Truong Gia, in the history where there used to be Ngo country, Cao Ngu once conferred on Ton Quyen 'Ngo Vuong' , so it was called 'Ton Ngo' , also because in the east it is also called 'Dong Ngo'.

9. Tan Dynasty: Sima Zhao forced Wei to conquer himself as 'Jin Gong' . After destroying the Thuc house, it was renamed as "Tan Vuong". Later, my son, Sima Shi inherited his title, forced Wei to abdicate and become an emperor to name the country 'Xun'.

10. Sui: The father of Tuyet Van Duong Duong Kien is Duong Trung who was once possessed by the North Chu Dynasty as 'Custom Quoc Cong' . Depending on the Emperor's successor before that, it should be called 'Custom tide'. He said that this word means to follow, not good meaning, so it changed to 'Custom'.

11. Tang Dynasty: The grandfather of Ly Uyen High School is Ly Ho, because of his help to Chu's house, he was named Duong Quoc Cong, the title passed to Ly Uyen. After starting up in Thai Nguyen, Ly Uyen called himself "Duong Vuong" , after Duong Duong Huu Thuy established the Tang Dynasty.

After starting up in Thai Nguyen, Ly Uyen proclaimed 'Duong Vuong', establishing the Tang Dynasty.(Image: Via Bldaily.com).

12. Nha Lieu: Capitalized as Khiet Dan, later changed to 'Lieu' because of residing in the upper river of Liao.

13. Song Dynasty: After the Imperial Palace, the post-Zhou Dynasty succeeded in sending Trieu Khuong to the Porcelain Throne in Quy Duc. The Quy Duc army stationed at Tong Chau Trieu Khuong Lead to the Throne of Tong Chau porcelain. After the incident of turning Tran Kieu, due to the development in Tong Chau, the national title is 'Tong'.

14. Tay Ha House: Tuoi Bat Tu Cung occupies Ha Chau, so when making the country, taking Ha Chau as its name, calling it 'Dai Ha'. Because in the West, the Tong people call it 'West'.

15. The Kim Dynasty : The Kim Dynasty is Hoi Ninh, on the side of Con Xuat Ho River. It is said that this river produces gold (the needle), the word 'kim' is read in the Female Foot language as 'Sentence of Tiger'.

16. Yuan Dynasty: According to the record of 'Yuan' , the name 'Yuan' is set by the Former Patriarch of All Lords. He took the word 'Nguyen' in the phrase 'Great ears' and the Dhamma, meaning big, is the first. But there are those who argue that the birth of this name is related to the customs and totem (the symbol of the nation) of the Mongols, and some say it is related to Buddhism.

After obtaining the government, Chu Nguyen Chuong named it 'Minh'.(Photos via Pinterest)

17. The Ming Dynasty : Chu Nguyen Chuong was one of the rebels at the end of the Nguyen Dynasty, and was succeeded by Quach Tu Hung. Quach Tu Hung belonged to the organization of the White Lotus Association, Bach Lien Giao announced: 'Darkness is similar to the past, the light is so weak and hybrids' , meaning, darkness is about to come, bright light is coming to encourage people to resist again the domination of the Nguyen Dynasty, so it was also called 'Quang minh dao'.

The leader of the White Lotus Church is Han Son Dong who proclaims "the King of the King". Chu Nguyen Chuong not only admired Bach Lien Giao but also acknowledged himself as one of the insurgents of the White Lotus Association. Therefore, after gaining authority, Chu Nguyen Chuong placed the title 'Minh'.

18. Qing Dynasty : Manishness is a genus of the Female Chan clan. During the Northern Song period, the Nu Chan clan built Kim. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the power of the powerful Female Chan clan returned, rebuilding Kim (Hau Kim). Wanting to expand outside, severing my relationship with the Ming dynasty, Qing Thai Emperor Huang Tai had brought the 'Female Foot' to 'Manchu' , bringing 'Kim' to 'Qing'.

In the Song Dynasty, the Nu Chan people were under house arrest by the Khiet Dan, but the word 'Lieu' in Khiet Dan means 'Set' (iron) so the country was named 'Kim' (gold) to denote meaning. 'needle' is harder than 'set' , can be suppressed 'Lieu' . And the reason for changing the word 'Kim' to 'Thanh', the historians have many different opinions. Someone said that Hoang Thai Polar wanted to avoid causing a dramatic conflict, so he changed it.