Who were the two kings who made their own words in ancient China? One is unique, and the other only loves divination.

As the saying goes, names are all given by elders and cannot be changed, but there are two emperors in China who changed their own names. The first was Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, and the second was Ada, the founding emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Countries.

1, empress Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian is still very capable, because her previous name was not very domineering, so after she ascended the throne, she was ordered to create an auspicious and domineering word. As she is the only female emperor in China, it is well known that she invented a name herself. She is very scheming and ambitious. After three dynasties, she still wanted to be the emperor at that time. And created a precedent for women to be emperors. One of the reasons why she changed her name is to echo the previous dharma number after becoming a monk, and the other is to let the whole world know that she is an emperor who can make the light shine on the earth.

2. Ada, the founding emperor of Southern Han Dynasty.

Ada, the founding emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty, changed his name because he was superstitious about the Book of Changes, so he believed in the Taoist priest at that time. After he became emperor, a Taoist priest said that his name was not pleasant to hear, so he coined a new word to express his great achievements. But he was very weak at that time and often fought and lost wars with other countries, so he changed it because of superstition, not because of his own achievements. Because he believed in divination too much, this man came to a terrible end.

To sum up, although the two emperors changed their names, their treatment was really different. One is a very wise monarch, and the other is because of superstition.