In which dynasty was the Min dialect area formed?

The Fujian dialect area was formed during the Warring States Period.

In the late Warring States period, the Yue Kingdom was destroyed by the Chu Kingdom. The Yue royal family retreated to present-day Fujian and established the Minyue Kingdom. They merged with the local aborigines to form the Minyue tribe, forming the Minyue language. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed Minyue and moved a large number of Minyue people to live in the Jianghuai area. The land of Fujian was empty, with only the garrison of the Han Dynasty stationed here. These garrisons brought their mother tongue, ancient Chinese, into the Fujian area, incorporating elements of the Minyue language, and finally formed the original Min language. Because of this, today's various branches of Min language retain a large number of elements of the ancient Chinese phonology system of the Han Dynasty.

The Fujian area where the Min branch mainly speaks is mountainous and has inconvenient transportation, so it is known as the "different pronunciation for ten miles". Min language is differentiated from Ancient Chinese or Medieval Chinese, which is very similar to the formation of the extinct Bashu language in Sichuan. As for when the Min language began to divide into various mutually incomprehensible languages, there is a lot of controversy in today's linguistic circles.

At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Yongjia Rebellion occurred. A large number of Han people from the Central Plains moved to Fujian to escape the disaster. The population of Jin'an County surged, and it was known in history that the Eight Surnames Migrated to Fujian. These immigrants brought with them a large number of Chinese phonemes from the Central Plains. In 669, Chen Zheng and Chen Yuanguang, their father and son, led their troops from Gushi, Henan, to move to Fujian, and established their own rule in Zhangzhou. During the Tang Dynasty, due to the influence of the imperial examination system, the phonology of Qie Yun was introduced into Fujian. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Shenchao and Wang Shenzhi of Gushi led their troops to invade Fujian, and later established the Min Kingdom in Fuzhou to rule Fujian for more than 40 years. These events had a significant and far-reaching impact on the Min language. Influence.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a large number of Hokkien people immigrated by boat to southern Zhejiang, southern Guangdong, Hainan and Taiwan, spreading the Hokkien language to various coastal areas, forming the current pattern. Many people from Fujian have also immigrated overseas to Southeast Asia and other places, so there are also a considerable number of ethnic groups speaking various Fujian languages ??in Southeast Asian countries.