What is a genealogy?

Genealogy is a record of clan migration and development, and it is the lineage and biography of clan characters.

A complete genealogy is generally divided into: genealogical name, genealogical sequence, common cases, surname origin, genealogical examination, genealogical table, biographies of people, ancestral halls, tombs, clan rules, honor records, praise, artistic writing, compilation of names, genealogical names, etc.

From the genealogy, we can fully understand the migration and development process of a clan, understand the deeds of clan figures, grasp the development history of the whole clan, and determine the social, historical, cultural, ethnic, economic and military contents at that time.

Contents of genealogy:

Generally speaking, there are the following aspects: catalogue, genealogical order, genealogical examples, surname origin, ancestor textual research, ancestor image, praise, lineage table, honor, biography, tomb map, clan property, ancestral temple map, five-service map, sacrificial map, artistic writings, family rules and regulations, clan etiquette, contract documents, academy, postscript and genealogy.

Of course, the contents of all kinds of genealogies are very detailed, and not every ethnic genealogy has the above contents. The study of genealogy can basically involve the following aspects: first, genealogy and immigration history; Second, genealogy and historical population; Third, genealogy and social history. Of course, genealogy also has its limitations, and forging ancestral home is a common phenomenon.

In addition, the contents of genealogy records essentially belong to the concept level, system level or upper level of the family, which is often far from the actual situation, and it is more difficult to represent the bottom and internal reality of the family. General genealogy is to promote good and suppress evil. If you don't understand the local historical background at that time, it is impossible to draw a correct conclusion.