China has a long history in ancient times and many dynasties, so how did the titles of past dynasties come from?

China has a long history of ancient development, in which the source of dynasty title is mainly obtained through the following ways: first, the source; Second, from knighthood; Third, according to the place of origin; Fourth, according to the meaning of prophecy; Fifth, according to the founder; Sixth, respect and obedience.

Xia Dynasty was the first country in China to establish a dynasty and have a national title, so Xia's national title was named after, and later Shang and Zhou Dynasties also followed this system. After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin ruled the country, and Qin was the fief name of the Zhou Dynasty, so the title of Qin was established with the fief name.

In the Han Dynasty, because Liu Bang's fief was in Hanzhong, it was called Hanwang, so Liu Bang used Hanlai as the national title at that time. Later, the Han Dynasty fell apart. During the Three Kingdoms period, the titles of Wei and Wu were also named in this way. Although Liu Bei established the political power of the Han Dynasty, he was named after his region in the Sichuan Dynasty. Shu? Also called? Shu Han? .

Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was one of the rebels at the end of Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was called the Ming King by his people, so Zhu Yuanzhang established the country after overthrowing all his competitors. What's the title? Ming? In the Qing dynasty, people disagreed with the establishment of the title of the Qing dynasty, because Manchu was a descendant of Jin, so it was called before the Qing dynasty? Houjin? But later, the name of the country was changed because the Ming Dynasty was regarded as kindling by the Qing people, so it was called the name of the country? Qing? .

There are basically six opinions about the different titles of Chinese dynasties, because there are too many to list them one by one. When naming China's titles, it is very complicated and simple, but it is not simple at all. For example, it is very convenient to directly name the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties with their own names, and the naming of titles in the Qing Dynasty is controversial because of various factors, but no matter how to name them, now we are right to call titles in those times.