1 Origin of the surname

There are three main sources of the Liu family:

1. It comes from the surname Qi, after Emperor Yan Yao and Tao Tang. It is said that 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 it was passed down that their surname was Liu. Known as the authentic Liu family in history, this is the Liu family in Shaanxi.

2 Comes from the surname Ji, a descendant of the Queen Mother of Zhou. According to legend, 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 the surname Liu was passed down from generation to generation. This is the river

Southern Liu family.

3 From his surname, for his clan, his surname was remarried or given the surname Liu. According to historical records: 1. Han Dynasty

The great ancestor Liu Bang implemented the marriage policy and married the royal eldest daughter to the Shanyu as his wife. 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

Liu Bang. After Liu Bang became emperor, he was given a surname. The surname Liu was retained thereafter; Liu Bang gave him the surname Liu in order to thank Uncle Xiang for saving his life at the Hongmen Banquet. 3. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang

After that, 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 moved to the Central Plains also changed their surname to Liu.

2 Migration Distribution

The Liu family first originated in Tang County, Hebei Province, but the original surname Liu is 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 lived in the Qin State and were called the Liu family. Their tenth generation grandson served in the Wei State. After the fall of Wei, he moved to Daliang and gave birth to his son Liu Qing.

Throughout the years Until now in 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

, 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 surname Liu spread all over the country and flourished throughout China

until today.

Three Jun Wangtang Numbers

Jun Wang:

According to relevant historical records, there are 25 Jun Wangs named 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 founder of this branch with the surname Liu was Liu Kai, the king of Hejian, the son of the 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 surname Liu mostly comes from Liu Sheng, the son of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty

Prince Jing of Zhongshan.

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 Wensuo, 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 ancestor of this branch with the surname Liu is Liu Fa, the king of Changsha in the Western Han Dynasty.

9 Dongping County: The Han and Jin Dynasties established the county, but the place where it was governed was salt-free. 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: A state was established in the Western Han Dynasty, and its governance was 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: The Han Dynasty established the county and was governed 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 branch with the surname Liu 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.

The 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: A 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 ancestor is Liu Jian, the sixth generation of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and 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

It was earlier in time, had a larger population, branches, and greater influence, so it was regarded by Liu as the authentic one of Jun Wangtang.

2 Huanlong Hall: Xia Xiang Liu Lei, it is said that he was good at raising dragons and was named the Huanlong clan.

3 Li Zhaotang: Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty, when he was the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, he was studying Tianlu Pavilion. One day, an old man dressed in yellow, holding a quinoa stick and blowing a cane, He took out the astronomy and geography books

and gave them to Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang asked: "Who are you?" He replied that he is the spirit of Taiyi. I heard that he was eager to learn, so he came to see him.

Liu Xiang wrote a lot in his life. After meeting the old man, his thinking became sharper.

Four Family Genealogy Certificates

Hebei: The first volume of three volumes of the Cangzhou Liu family tree, the Nanpi Liu family tree, the Shangyuan Liu family tree

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Shanxi: The first and last volume of the eight volumes of the Hongdong Liu family genealogy, the five volumes of the Hongdong Liu family genealogy, the six volumes of the Hongtong Liu family genealogy, and the Hongdong Liu family genealogy in six volumes Genealogy, Hongdong Liu Family Genealogy is not divided into volumes, Hongdong Liu Family Genealogy

Genealogy of the first volume of seventeen volumes, Pingding Liu Family Genealogy is not divided into volumes

Liaoning: Shenyang Liu Family Genealogy Undivided into volumes, Shenyang Liu family genealogy, Liaoyang Liu family genealogy one volume

, Lingyuan Liu family genealogy ten volumes

Jiangsu: Nanjing Liu family genealogy, Peixian Pengcheng Hall Liu Family Genealogy, Feng County Liu Family Genealogy in ten volumes

, Feng County Liu Family Genealogy in thirteen volumes, Siyang Xiangshu Liu Family Genealogy in four volumes, Baoying Liu Family Genealogy in six volumes

Five historical celebrities

1 Liu Yong: a native of Zhucheng, Shandong Province, a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, an official to Dongge University, and at that time

Wang Wenzhi, Liang Tongshu and Weng Fanggang are equally famous.

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

3 Liu Songnian: A native of Qiantang, a painter who is good at landscape painting. Together with Li Tang, Ma Yuan and Xia Gui

they are collectively known as the "Four Southern Song Dynasty Painters".

4 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.

5 Liu Yuan: Huns, the founders of the Han Kingdom during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. In the late Western Jin Dynasty, he raised troops to rebel against the Jin Dynasty. He was called

the Great Chanyu and later renamed the King of Han. In the second year of Yongjia, he was proclaimed Emperor of the Han Dynasty and established Pingyang as his capital.

6 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 officer to General Jianwei

In the army.

7 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 took refuge with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others. Later, with the assistance of Zhuge Liang, he adopted the strategy of Lian Wu

to resist Cao Cao. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, he defeated Cao Cao in Chibi and won every victory.

In 21 AD, he 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.

8 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 to restore the Han Dynasty system. Call on the nobles to unite and defeat the Red Eyebrow Rebel Army. 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 whole country was unified.

9 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 three thousand 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.

He was named King of Han by Xiang Yu. After fighting Xiang Yu for five years, he won the Chu-Han War and founded the country

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Proclaimed himself emperor, the country was named Han, and its capital was Luoyang. Later, the capital was moved to Chang'an, which was known as the Western Han Dynasty in history.