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The largest dynasty in China's history.
The largest dynasty in China history: Yuan Dynasty.

China has a long history and complicated dynasties. The first thing the founder of each dynasty should do is to establish the name of the country, that is, the name of the dynasty, which is called the name of the dynasty for short. What determines the name of the dynasty? There are roughly five reasons: from the names of tribes and alliances, from the original names of hexagrams and the titles of founders; Originated in the area ruled by the original regime of the founder; Originated from clan relationship; It means good luck.

Xia: According to legend, Yu was once blocked because people used to call his regime "Xia". According to the historian, Yu's son was called "Xia" only after he moved westward to Daxia (Fenyue area in the south of Shanxi), while Yan Shaokang restored the Xia Dynasty in Luncheng (now Yucheng west of Shangqiu, Henan) and resumed its rule, which was called "Shao Kang Zhongxing" in history.

Shang Dynasty: According to legend, Qi, the ancestor of Shang Dynasty, helped Yu to control water, and was sealed in Shang Dynasty (now Shangqiu South, Henan Province), and later called his tribe (or tribe) by "Shang". At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Bo (now Gushu Town, Shangqiu City, Henan Province) was its capital with Shang as its name. After Pan Geng moved to Yin (now Anyang, Henan), he was also called Yin or Yin Shang.

Zhou: Because I live in Qishan, Shaanxi. After the Yin Dynasty was destroyed, Zhou was taken as the name of the dynasty. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, its capital was established in Gao (now southwest of Shaanxi), and then it was moved from Pingdong to Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan). Because it is in the east of Gaozhi, it is called "Western Zhou" and "Eastern Zhou".

Qin: According to Records of the Historian, this is an ancient tribe. Its leader, Fei Zi, was named "Won" by Zhou for his meritorious service in raising horses for Zhou, and he owned a small piece of land (now Tianshui City, Gansu Province, nicknamed Longxi Valley). Later, Xiang saved Zhou Yougong and was made a vassal. Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and established a centralized and unified multi-ethnic country-the Qin Dynasty.

Han: Liu Bang is Hanwang, and his fief is in Hanzhong. After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and unified China, the title was "Han". Chang 'an was the capital of the early Han Dynasty, and Luoyang was the capital of the later Han Dynasty. Therefore, there are "Western Han Dynasty" and "Eastern Han Dynasty" in the capital, and "pre-Han Dynasty" and "post-Han Dynasty" in time.

New: The meaning of "new" in Wang Mang's Chao (Ti): the original meaning of new is to change the old and update the old. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, under the domination of the theory of five virtues, a new virtue replaced the old one in social politics. In this context, Wang Mang claimed to be the spokesman of Xinde, "abolishing the Han Dynasty, prospering the king and abolishing Liu", and finally completed the process of "being ordered to replace the Han Dynasty".