May I ask about the origin of the surname Liu (including the time, reason and address of origin)

Category: Society and people's livelihood

Analysis:

There are three theories about the origin of the surname Liu: First, it comes from the surname Qi, after Emperor Yan Yao and Tao Tang. According to legend, the surname Qi was one of the surnames assigned to the descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Later, the Qi family was granted the title of Liu Guo, which is now Tang County in Dingzhou. His descendants took Guo as their surname, and according to legend, their surname was Liu. Known as the authentic Liu family in history, this is the Liu family in Shaanxi. The second is that it comes from the surname Ji and is a descendant of the Queen Mother of Zhou. It is said that after the death of King Wu of Zhou, King Cheng of Zhou succeeded to the throne and granted King Ji's son Liu Yi. His descendants took Yi as their surname and passed down the surname Liu from generation to generation. This is the Liu family in Henan. The third is that the person comes from his surname, is from another clan, remarries his surname, or is given the surname Liu. According to historical records: 1. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, implemented the marriage policy and married the royal family daughter to the Shanyu. According to the custom of the Xiongnu, nobles all take their mother's surname, and the descendants of Shanyu all take the surname Liu. So the surname Liu was born. 2. According to historical records, Lou Jing, a native of Qi, proposed to Liu Bang the strategy of establishing a capital in Guanzhong in Luoyang, which was highly valued by Liu Bang. After Liu Bang became emperor, he was given the surname Liu, and he kept this surname thereafter; Liu Bang expressed his gratitude to Xiang Bo in In order to save his life at the Hongmen Banquet, he was given the surname Liu. 3. After Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang, he changed the compound surname of the Xianbei people, Dugu, into the Chinese character Liu, which became one of the popular surnames at that time. Other ethnic minorities who immigrated to the Central Plains also changed their surname to Liu.

Migration and distribution of the Liu family

The Liu family first originated in Tang County, Hebei, but the original surname Liu was in today's Shaanxi Province. It began to spread to Henan and Jiangsu more than 300 BC. During the Warring States Period, Jin officials had children who stayed in the Qin State and were called the Liu family. Their tenth generation grandson served in the Wei State. After the fall of Wei, they moved to Daliang. Their son Liu Qing moved to present-day Jiangsu and other places. Later, the Liu family established the Eastern and Western Han dynasties and ruled the world, so their descendants were distributed in fourteen places including Tianshui, Zhongshan, Nanyang, Pengcheng, and Dongping. At the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the Liu family in the Central Plains continued to migrate to all directions to avoid the "Dong Zhuo Rebellion", mainly to the southeast to defect to Sun Wu and to the southwest to Sichuan to defect to the Shu Han. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Liu family moved southward on a large scale and had a great influence in the south of the Yangtze River. In the Tang and Song dynasties, the Liu surname spread all over the country and flourished throughout China until today.

Junwangtang No.

Junwang According to relevant historical records, there are 25 counties with the surname Liu, 18 of which are famous.

1. Pengcheng County: It was established in the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the Chu State was changed to Pengcheng County, and later it was changed to Pengcheng State, and its governance was in Pengcheng. This branch of the Liu family is the descendant of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

2. Peijun: A county was established in the Western Han Dynasty, and its governance was in Xiangxian County. Equivalent to today's Anhui, Henan and other places.

3. Hongnong County: A county was established in the Western Han Dynasty, and its administrative location was Hongnong. The founder of this branch with the surname Liu was Liu Jia during the Han Dynasty.

4. Hejian County: A county was established in the early Han Dynasty, and its governance was in Lecheng. The ancestor of this branch with the surname Liu was Liu Kai, the king of Hejian, the son of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

5. Zhongshan County: A county was established during the Han Dynasty, and its administrative location was Lunu. This branch of the Liu surname mostly comes from Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.

6. Liang County: The county was established during the reign of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, and its governance was in Zuiyang. The surname Liu of this branch was founded by Liu Wen, the son of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty.

7. Dunqiu County: The county was established twice in the Western Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty. This branch of the Liu family mostly comes from the Xiongnu Liu family.

8. Nanyang County: A county was established during the Warring States Period, and its administrative location was Wan County. The founder of this branch with the surname Liu is Liu Fa, King Ding of Changsha in the Western Han Dynasty.

9. Dongping County: The Han and Jin Dynasties established the county, but there was no salt in the place where it was governed. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was renamed Dongping County. The founding ancestor of this branch of the Liu family was Liu Yu, the fourth son of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, King Dongping.

10. Gaomi State: The country was established in the Western Han Dynasty and was governed in Gaomi. This branch of the Liu family was founded by Liu Hong, the son of King Guangling.

11. Jingling County: A county was established in the Western Jin Dynasty, and its governance was in Shicheng. This branch of the Liu family was founded by Liu Yan of the Later Han Dynasty.

12. Henan County: A county established by the Han Dynasty and located in the northeast of Luoyang City. This branch of the Liu family comes from the Liu family of the Xiongnu tribe.

13. Weishi County: Weishi County was established in the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period, and the county was established during the Qin Dynasty. The founder of this Liu surname is Liu Tong, the eleventh grandson of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

14. Guangping County: The Han Dynasty established the county and its governance was in Guangping.

This branch of the Liu family comes from Liu Cang, the grandson of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty.

15. Danyang County: A county was established in the Western Han Dynasty, and its administrative location was Wanling. This branch of the Liu family is a branch of the Linhuai Liu family, and its founder is Liu Hui, the 7th grandson of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

16. Guangling County: In the Western Han Dynasty, the Jiangdu State was changed to Guangling State, and Guangling was governed. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was changed to a county. The founder of this Liu surname was Liu Xu, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and King of Guangling.

17. Changsha County: A county was established during the Warring States Period, and its administrative seat was Linxiang. The ancestor of this branch with the surname Liu was Liu Fa, King Ding of Changsha.

18. Linhuai County: The county was established during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and its administrative seat is now Anhui. This branch has the surname Liu, and its founding ancestor is Liu Jian, the sixth generation of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty and grandson of the Yongcheng magistrate of Jin Dynasty.

Hall name

1. Pengcheng Hall: This is the most commonly used hall name for the Liu family, because the Liu family in Pengcheng originated from the Western Han Dynasty royal family, was earlier, and had a larger population and branches. There are many, and the influence is greater, so it is regarded by Liu as the authentic one of Junwangtang.

2. Huanlong Hall: Xia Xiang Liu Lei was said to be good at raising dragons and was named the Huanlong clan.

3. Li Zhaotang: Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty, who was the editor of Tianlu Pavilion during the Yuan Dynasty, one day, an old man dressed in yellow, holding a quinoa stick, blew the flame on the stick, and took out Give books on astronomy and geography to Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang asked: "Who are you?" He replied that he is the spirit of Taiyi. He heard that he was eager to learn and came to see him. Liu Xiang wrote a lot in his life. After meeting the old man, his thinking became sharper.

Historical celebrities of the Liu family

Liu Bang: the emperor of the Han Dynasty, a native of Peixian County. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng rebelled, and he gathered 3,000 people in Peixian County to respond. Later, he was ordered by King Huai of Chu to separate his forces with Xiang Yu and enter the Pass. In 206 BC, he captured Xianyang and was named the King of Han by Xiang Yu. After launching a five-year Chu-Han War with Xiang Yu, he won, founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor. The country was named Han and the capital was established. Luoyang, the capital was later moved to Chang'an, and was known as the Western Han Dynasty in history.

Liu Qi (188 BC ~ 141 BC), also known as Kai, was the eldest son of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. When he was in power, he was called Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. He adopted Queen Dou's Huang-Lao governance techniques, implemented inaction politics, and was thrifty and caring for the people. Later, Chao Cuo's suggestion was adopted to seize the fiefdoms of the princes and kings, causing chaos in the seven kingdoms. Fortunately, Taiwei Zhou Yafu put it down. Since then, the power of the central government has been consolidated, and the kings have no strength. He collapsed after reigning for sixteen years.

Liu Che (156 BC to 87 BC) was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. Reigned from 156 to 87 BC. The son of Emperor Jing. Adopt "depose hundreds of schools of thought and respect only Confucianism" and use magic and criminal names; issue "enhancement orders" to reduce the power of separatist regimes; run the salt and iron trade with the government to stabilize prices; regulate the Yellow River, build water conservancy projects, immigrate to the border areas, and implement the "Replacement of Land Law" "; He sent Zhang Qian and others as envoys to the Western Regions, appointed Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and others to defeat the Xiongnu, established counties in Yunnan and Guizhou, and pushed the Han Dynasty into its heyday. He was good at poetry and prose. His original two-volume collection was lost.

Liu Xiu: A native of Caiyang, Nanyang, the founding monarch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, known as Emperor Guangwu in history. He raised troops in Chunling in 22 AD and joined the Green Forest Army. With the call of restoring the Han Dynasty system, he united the noble forces and defeated the Red Army. Eyebrow rebellion. In the first year of Jianwu, he proclaimed himself emperor and made Luoyang his capital. Later, the separatist forces in various places were eliminated and the country was unified.

Liu Bei: A native of Zhongshan, the founder of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, and the grandson of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Hanzhong. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he surrendered to Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others. Later, with the assistance of Zhuge Liang, he adopted the strategy of uniting Wu to fight against Cao. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, he defeated Cao Cao in Chibi and won every victory. In the 21st year of his reign, Gongyuan proclaimed himself emperor, established his capital in Chengdu, and named his country Han, forming a tripod with Cao Wei and Sun Wu. His father and son were kings for 43 years.

Liu Ling: A native of Peijun, he was known as one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" in the Western Jin Dynasty. He served as an official to General Jianwei.

Liu Yuan: Huns, the founders of the Han Dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. In the late Western Jin Dynasty, he rebelled against the Jin Dynasty. He was called the Great Chanyu and later the King of Han. In the second year of Yongjia, he was proclaimed Emperor of the Han Dynasty and established Pingyang as his capital.

Liu Guo: a native of Taihe, a famous poet and poet in the Southern Dynasties.

Liu Yuxi: a native of Zhongshan, a famous writer, philosopher and poet in the Tang Dynasty. His main achievement in philosophy is the theory of "the harmony between nature and man". His works include "Treatise on Heaven" and so on.

Liu Songnian: A native of Qiantang, a painter who is good at landscape painting. Together with Li Tang, Ma Yuan and Xia Gui, he is known as one of the "Four Southern Song Dynasty Painters".

Liu Yong: A native of Zhucheng, Shandong Province, he was a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty. He was a bachelor of Dongge University and was as famous as Wang Wenzhi, Liang Tongshu and Weng Fanggang at that time.