China has a history of thousands of years, since the first emperor of Qin has appeared hundreds of emperors, then do you know so many emperors among which surnames are more? Let's take a look at the top 5 surnames:
1, Liu surname: Liu surname has 66, is the most common surname of China's emperors. The main dynasties of the Liu surname were the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and other dynastic regimes. The main well-known emperors with the surname Liu were Liu Bang, the Ancestor of Han Gaozu, Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.
2, Li surname: Li surname has 38 emperors, and it is said that there are 63 emperors. The dynasties surnamed Li were The Tang Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Later Tang Dynasty, and the Late Ming Dynasty Dashun. Famous emperors with the surname Li included Li Yuan of Tang Gaozu, Li Shimin of Tang Taizong, and Li Zicheng of Dashun.
3. Zhu surname: There are 23 emperors surnamed Zhu. The dynasties surnamed Zhu were the Ming Dynasty and the Later Liang Dynasty, and the well-known Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and so on.
4. Xiao surname: There are 21 emperors with the surname Xiao. The dynasties surnamed Xiao had two major dynasties, Qi and Liang, and the emperor had The Qi Gao Emperor Xiao Daocheng and so on.
5, Zhao surname: Zhao surname has 20 emperors, the Song Dynasty and some of the rebellious regimes are Zhao surname dynasty. Emperors surnamed Zhao included Zhao Kuangyin, the Grandfather of Song, and Zhao Shuo, Emperor Gaozong of Song.
In addition to these 5 surnames, there are also the Yuan surname (16 emperors), the Sima surname (15 emperors), the Bo'er only Jin surname (13 emperors), the Murong surname, the Aixin Jueluo surname (12 emperors), and the Wanyan surname (10 emperors).
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