Why are Han people called Han people? What is the relationship between Han Dynasty and Han nationality?

Han people were Chinese in ancient times, that is, people living in the Yangtze River and Yellow River areas. This is the orthodox Central Plains people.

In the later period, people named after countries, such as Qin people, Zhao people and so on.

During the Han Dynasty, after the reform and recuperation, the Xiongnu was defeated, and the Silk Road was opened. The military and people's livelihood were the highest in Asia. The interior was composed of many people, including Zhongyuan people, southern Qiang people, and Xiongnu and other nomadic people in the Han Dynasty. After immigration, it is almost everywhere.

In order to maintain rule and prevent rebellion, it was named after the Han nationality. Only people living in special areas continue to be named after their country. For example, the Qiang people still have no immigrants in the south, so they continue to be called Qiang, and the Huns in Hetao area belong to the Han Dynasty and continue to be called Xiongnu.

Generally speaking, the Han Dynasty was the beginning of opening up the Han nationality! Han nationality has no theory of blood unity. After scientific DNA testing, the Han nationality has various lineages, even European lineages.