What kind of emperor did the ancient emperor call himself?

What kind of emperor did the ancient emperor call himself? Did the ancient emperor call himself me? This is a concern of many readers. Ancient emperors claimed to be the real dragon emperor and were ordered by heaven, so everything should be treated differently, such as sitting in a dragon chair at court, traveling in a dragon chariot, and even claiming to be the only one in the world. In many historical film and television dramas, we can see that "I" is synonymous with the emperor.

However, the title "I" is not used by all emperors. Throughout the ages, many emperors did not call themselves me. Among the feudal dynasties in China, the Xia Dynasty was a dynasty that started family rule. What few people know is that the title of Xia emperor is not "I", but "giving one person", which also means the hegemony of feudal royal family. The specific explanation is "I am a person, and the world must obey my orders".

This title runs through the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. In the Zhou Dynasty, this title was used not only for the monarch to claim himself, but also for China people and vassals. By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the situation had changed. At that time, Zhou's status as emperor was weakened, and more and more powerful princes thought they had the capital to dominate the country, so they called themselves "orphans" when they became queens.

It means "sitting on a throne is extremely lonely", and there is a similar title "I am a widower" The title is lonely and self-deprecating. It is also a kind of modesty. It was also during this period that the well-known word "I" was born, but this word was not exclusive to the royal family at the beginning. At that time, everyone in the market could use it because it was the word.

Later, with the rise of the Qin Dynasty, the six countries were eventually annexed to establish a unified dynasty. Qin Shihuang thought that he had accomplished an unprecedented feat, so everything should be innovated accordingly. In order to show his status as emperors of past dynasties, he created the title of "Emperor" by taking one word from each of the three emperors and five emperors, and decided to use "I" as his own exclusive title. Because the font used in the Qin Dynasty was Xiao Zhuan, the word "I" was used.

At that time, I was composed of "boat" and "Yue", in which the boat sailed on the top of the mountain and above the rapids, carrying all beings in the world, and "Yue" means prosperity. Therefore, Qin Shihuang thought the word was auspicious and declared it a symbol of the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty, so he turned it into his own exclusive, and it was strictly forbidden for others to use it. Once discovered, it will lead to a fatal disaster.

But unfortunately, although the meaning of this word is good, it failed to save the short-lived rule of the Qin Dynasty. Later, the next powerful dynasty established on the land of China was the Western Han Dynasty, and its founder Liu Bang retained the title of "I". However, Liu Bang, who was born as a commoner, was not particularly used to this word, so he usually called himself "I" in private, except when foreigners came to North Korea or planned to imperial edict. At this point, another commoner emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was also the same.

After he acceded to the throne, he was not used to using the name "I" but "Zha". Compared with other emperors, he makes people feel very grounded. After the Han dynasty, there were decades of troubled times, and the representative position of the title "I" was somewhat shaken. During this period, many heroes who claimed to be emperors, such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei, just called themselves "orphans", and then there were some regimes, such as the Northern Wei Dynasty.

It was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that the status of "I" as the title of emperor was once again reflected. According to statistics, the Tang Dynasty even used this title the most frequently. Later in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, "I" also claimed to be the emperor, and it has not changed. Seeing this, I think you readers have a deeper understanding of the opinions of emperors in various periods in history. I hope you can keep this spirit of inquiry when you encounter this interesting historical problem in the future. After all, history is interesting.