After King Wu of Zhou defeated Yin Shang and established the Zhou Dynasty, the implementation of the feudal system, in the history of nearly 800 years, there were hundreds of feudal states large and small, after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of mutual attack, to the Warring States Period, the Central Plains only left Han Zhao, Wei, Chuyan, Qi and Qin seven countries, plus a small Weiguo. The first seven countries were collectively referred to as the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States", and finally it was Qin who unified the world. The country names of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period have also been used by many generations in later generations, so which dynasties have they been used by? Which country names have not been used? This article will take a look at it with you.
1, Qin
The Qin Dynasty was the first, Qin Shi Huang was originally the monarch of the Qin State, and after destroying the Six Kingdoms to unify the world, he naturally still used Qin as the country name. However, after the death of Qin Shi Huang, the second succeeded to the throne and destroyed the Qin Dynasty in only three years.
Former Qin was one of the regimes of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms established by Fu Jian, a member of the Di nationality, and was also the most powerful country among the Sixteen Kingdoms. In 350 A.D., Fu Jian invaded Chang'an, occupied the Guanlong area, ascended the throne in Chang'an the following year, the country was called Daqin, when the throne passed to Fu Jian, with the assistance of Wang Meng and others, the country was prosperous, and the history was called "Guanlong Qingyan, the people were happy". Successively destroyed Qianyan, Qiuchi, Qianliang, Daiguo and other countries. In 394, it was destroyed by Later Qin Yao Xing.
Qianqin
Later Qin, is the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Qiang Yao Chang established the regime, Fu Jian in the battle of Weishui after the defeat, had surrendered to his Qiang warlord Yao Chang rebelled against Qin in Weibei, in 384 AD Yao Chang proclaimed himself the king of Qin, known as Hou Qin, after the death of Yao Xing in 416 AD, the Later Qin royal family broke out of the civil war, Liu Yu took the opportunity to go on a northern expedition, destroyed the Hou Qin, Yao clan was almost wiped out.
Western Qin, is the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms Xianbei begging Guoren to establish a separatist regime, its country name "Qin" is located in the Warring States period of the Qin State of the hometown for the name, the West Qin was built in 385 AD, 400 AD was destroyed by the Later Qin, 409 years of restoration, 431 years by the Xia State.
Western Qin, a short-lived regime established by Xue Ju in northwest China at the end of the Sui Dynasty, was also known as Xue Qin, but it only existed for a little more than a year before it was destroyed by Li Shimin.
2. Qi
Southern Qi, the second dynasty of the Southern Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, was built by Xiao Daocheng in 479 AD, lasted 23 years, and in 502 AD Emperor Qi and Emperor Qi were forced to sit in the general Xiao Yan who raised troops to seize the throne, and the Southern Qi Dynasty was destroyed, becoming the shortest life of the four dynasties of the Southern Dynasty.
Northern Qi, also a dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in 549 AD, Gao Cheng intended to replace the Eastern Wei, just when everything was ready, he was killed by the assassins, his brother Gao Yang inherited his father's and brother's foundation, and replaced the Eastern Wei in the following year to establish the Northern Qi regime, but several emperors of the Northern Qi were not good goods, the domestic politics were dim, and they were destroyed by the Northern Zhou in 577.
Gaoyang-hsien
Huang Qi, built by Huang Chao during the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao participated in the imperial examination and did not pass the examination after participating in Wang Xianzhi's peasant rebel army, after Wang Xianzhi died, he became the leader of the rebel army, from the north to the south, and from the south to Chang'an, after Huang Chao entered Chang'an in 880 AD, he succeeded to the throne in Hanyuan Palace, and the country name was "Daqi", but he was soon counterattacked by the Tang army, and his regime was soon collapsed.
The puppet regime under the support of the Jin State in the late Northern Song Dynasty of the puppet Qi Dynasty, the founding emperor Liu Yu. After the change of Jingkang, Hui and Qin were captured by the Jin State, because the Jin State was unable to rule the vast Central Plains region, so the puppet regime was supported to rule the Central Plains, in 1130 AD, the former Northern Song Dynasty minister Liu Yu was supported by the Jin State, the founding name "Qi", the capital of Beijing, known as the "Pseudo Qi" in history , after the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty did not recognize the puppet Qi, sent troops to attack, the Jin State reinforced the puppet Qi, the two sides had each other's victories and defeats, after the Jin State felt that the puppet Qi could not become a tool for its rule of the Central Plains, but was a burden, in 1137 AD, Jin Xizong abolished Liu Yu, which lasted 7 years of puppet Qi regime perished.
3, Chu
Chu has been used a lot in later history.
After the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang at the end of Qin, the rebel army soon grew to tens of thousands, with the support of everyone, Chen Sheng made the decision to call Wang Liguo, and took Chen County as the capital, and the country name was "Zhang Chu", Zhang Chu also became the first peasant regime in the history of the mainland, but Chen Sheng was soon defeated by the Qin general Zhang Han, and his Zhang Chu regime was immediately destroyed.
At the end of Qin, Xiang Yu raised troops with his uncle Xiang Liang, and Xiang Liang and other rebel armies supported Xiong Xin, the grandson of King Huai of Chu, as the king and rebuilt the state of Chu, also known as King Huai of Chu. After destroying the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu killed Emperor Yi, and proclaimed himself the overlord of Western Chu, Dupengcheng, named Overlord, and was actually the lord of the world. In 202 BC, Xiang Yu defeated Wujiang and killed himself.
Xiang Yu
Huan Chu, in 403 AD, Huan Xuan abolished Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, established himself as the emperor, the country name "Chu", all Jiankang, known as Huan Chu in history. It only existed for two years before it was destroyed by Liu Yu.
Ma Chu, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Ma Yin established a regime in Hunan, Dutan Prefecture (now Changsha, Hunan), the country name "Chu", known as Southern Chu or Ma Chu in history. Belonging to one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Ma Chu lasted fifty-five years and was annexed by the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Pseudo-Chu, after the Jingkang Change, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong were captured by the Jin. The Jin people supported Zhang Bangchang to establish a puppet regime in Kaifeng, and the country name was "Chu", which was known as pseudo-Chu in history. The puppet Chu regime existed for only a month.
4. Swallow
Although Yan Guo was an inconspicuous character among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, it was used the most in later generations.
During the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms alone, the Murong clan successively established five Yan kingdoms, namely the former Yan, the latter Yan, the Western Yan, the Southern Yan and the Northern Yan.
Former swallow
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Xuba organized a force of more than 100,000 people in Hebei and Shanxi, established the Great Yan Kingdom, and proclaimed himself the King of Mantian. It's a pity that only 4 years later, he was killed by Dou Jiande.
In the fourteenth year of Xuanzong Tianbao of Tang Dynasty (755 AD), An Lushan launched the Anshi Rebellion, and in the following year, after attacking Luoyang, he proclaimed himself Emperor Xiongwu, with the country name Dayan, and the capital Luoyang. However, An Lushan continued to have internal strife, and was finally pacified by the Tang Dynasty.
5, Zhao
Han Zhao (former Zhao), is the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms by the Xiongnu nobleman Liu Yuan established a secession regime, in November 304, Liu Yuan in the name of the Han Dynasty, in the Zuoguo City, that is, the Han throne, changed the Yuan Yuanxi, the country name Han, in 319 Liu Yao changed the country name to Zhao, 329 was destroyed by the Later Zhao.
Later Zhao was the regime established by Shi Le, the leader of the Sixteen Kingdoms period, and in 319, Shi Le proclaimed himself King of Zhao in Xiangguo, known as Later Zhao in history. In 329, Shi Le destroyed the former Zhao, and the following year he was called the Great Zhao Heavenly King, and soon ascended the throne as emperor. Shi Hu's reign was brutal, and after his death, the sons killed each other for the throne, and Shi Hu's adopted grandson Ran Min sat in power, because the Hu people did not want to use it for themselves, he ordered the slaughter of Hu and those who did not support him, and destroyed Hou Zhao in 351.
Schle
6, Wei
Cao Wei, the Three Kingdoms period by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi built, Cao Cao was the late Eastern Han Dynasty minister, when he was alive to unify the Northern Expedition region, after Cao Cao died in 220 AD, Cao Pi inherited his throne, then stepped up the persecution of the Han Xian Emperor Zen throne, because Cao Cao was named the king of Wei during his lifetime, Cao Pi also inherited the title of King of Wei, so Cao Pi called the emperor and then took Wei as the country name, known as Cao Wei in history, but Cao Wei was finally seized power by Sima in the same way.
Ran Wei, during the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the regime established by the Han Ran Min, the capital of Yecheng, the country name "Wei", known as Ran Wei in history. The Wei state established by Ran Min only existed for two years before he was captured and beheaded by Former Yan, and Ran Wei perished.
Northern Wei Dynasty, Xianbei Tuoba clan built, in 386 years, the Dai royal family Tuoba Jue took the opportunity of the defeat in the battle of Fu Jian Weishui to restore the country, called the acting king, in the same year changed the name of the Wei king, the establishment of the Northern Wei regime, but in the later period of the reign, the rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty became increasingly corrupt, and the government was corrupt. After the Six Towns Uprising, civil strife broke out in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the war continued. In 534, Emperor Xiaowu Yuan Xiu was forced by the powerful minister Gao Huan to go west to Guanzhong, and the Northern Wei split into the Eastern Wei and Western Wei.
Northern wei dynasty
Eastern Wei and Western Wei, in 534, the Northern Wei Dynasty was divided into East and West, both of which continued to use "Wei" as the national name, and the Eastern Wei Dynasty took Yecheng as its capital. On the surface, he respected the Northern Wei royal family as the emperor, but the real power was in the hands of Gao Huan, a Xianbei Han man. The capital of the Western Wei Dynasty was Chang'an, and the real power was in the hands of the Sinicized Xianbei Yuwentai. It was later replaced by the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, respectively.
Wagang Wei, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi once called himself the king of Wei, the country name "Wei", at that time Li Yuan had not raised troops against the Sui, Li Mi dominated the Central Plains, known as the first prince in the world. However, Li Mi did not hesitate for a few years, lost a large number of talents, and after the defeat, Li Mi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the Wagang Wei State was just a flash in the pan.
7, Han
Han is the only name of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States that has not been used by later generations, and the reasons for this are probably as follows:
First, at that time, South Korea was the weakest and smallest country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, and was bullied by other countries everywhere;
Second, Korea was in the hinterland of the Central Plains at that time, and the Central Plains has been the land of four wars since ancient times;
Third, in the Central Plains at that time, in addition to Han, there were Zhou, Zheng and other countries in the past, if it was called Han, it would be better to call it Zhou, after all, the Zhou Dynasty was much more famous than Han. In addition, Korea had a territory in Shanxi for a period of time, and Jin was also more famous than Han.
Fourth, looking at the origin of the country names of various dynasties, most of them came from the previous titles, and although the kings of Han have also been sealed a lot in history, their sense of existence is too low, and none of the founders of later dynasties have transitioned from the kings of Han.
Therefore, based on the above points, later dynasties did not use Han as the country name, in fact, the main reason is that South Korea's strength is too weak.