There are three origins of the Yu family:
1. It comes from the surname Ji. He is a descendant of Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, and takes the country as his surname. According to the "New Book of Tang·Genesis Table of Prime Ministers", after King Wu of Zhou conquered Shang, he enfeoffed the princes on a large scale. His son Uncle Xie was
feuded in the country of Xin, which is now Henan. Xie Tai Village, Xiwan Town, in the north of Qinyang County, Shandong Province. Later, Uncle Xie's descendants took the country as their surname, and some took the surname Xie; Shi, the historical name is Yu Zhengzong.
2. According to "History of the Road", the East China Sea (roughly equivalent to the area east of today's southeastern Shandong and northern Jiangsu and
) was descended from Yu Gong, who was originally a Han Chinese. Tuobagui moved to Daibei (roughly the same as today's Daixian, Fanzhi, Wutai and Yuanping areas in Shanxi Province) and became the Wanfenyu clan (Xianbei's compound surname), Wei
When Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang to carry out Chinese reforms, the surname was restored to Yu.
3. Changed the surname to avoid taboos for the Chunyu family of Tang Dynasty. According to "Dialectics of Ancient and Modern Surname Books" and other records, the descendants of Chunyu's sons took their country's surname as their surname. Among the seven royal surnames designated during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Chunyu was the surname. By the time of Li Chun, Emperor Xian of the Tang Dynasty, the surname Chunyu was changed to Yu to avoid taboo ("Chun" and "Chun" were the same pronunciation). In the Song Dynasty, some Yu surnames were restored to the Chunyu surname.
2. Migration Distribution
Looking back, there is only one origin of the surname Yu, which is the descendant of the Yellow Emperor. As the birthplace of the Yu surname
, it was first in the northern area of ??Qinyang County, Henan Province, and the Yu surname originated here, and later became the main member of the Yu surname family. components. Generally speaking, in the past dynasties, the Yu surname was mainly found in northern my country
The Central Plains region was the most prosperous. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, people with the Yu surname were able to move southward in a large scale. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Yu surname had successively formed several large and famous families in the north. After a long period of continuous multiplication and migration, Yu finally became one of the major surnames in my country. According to statistics, the surname Yu in the past dynasties originated from eleven regions including present-day Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Xinjiang. It can be seen that in history, the surname Yu is also a relatively typical northern surname in my country.
3. Junwang Hall No.
1. Junwang
"Zhongsu Hall": Yu Qian, a loyal minister in the Ming Dynasty, served as Minister of the Ministry of War. Wala invaded Datong, and Yingzong was captured. Xu Jue advocated moving the capital, but Yu Qian firmly opposed it in order to revitalize the country. In order to prevent Wala from threatening the Central Plains with Yingzong, Yu Qian supported Emperor Jing on the throne and defeated Wala. Unexpectedly, after Yingzong came back, he believed the slander and killed Yu Qian. After many years, Zhaoxue was rehabilitated and given the posthumous title of "Zhongsu".
The surname Yu also takes "Donghai" as his official title.
2. County Hope
Henan County: In the second year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty (205 BC), the Sanchuan County of Qin Dynasty was changed to a county, and its governance was in Luoyang
, which is equivalent to Today's Henan Province is located in the lower reaches of Luoshui River and Yishui River in the south of the Yellow River, the upper reaches of Shuangzi River and Jialu River
and Yuanyang County in the north of the Yellow River. This branch of the Yu family is probably a direct descendant of Uncle Yu, the ancestor of the Yu family.
Donghai County: Qin Dynasty established a county, and its governance was located in Yan (now north of Yancheng, Shandong). The current phase of the Western Han Dynasty
The area south of Feixian and Linyi in Shandong and Ganyu in Jiangsu, to the east of Zaozhuang City in Shandong and Pi County in Jiangsu and to the north of Suqian and Guannan in Jiangsu
This branch of the Yu family should be the descendants of the Bei people who had the compound surname Wanfeng Yu family and changed the Chinese characters to the single surname Yu family during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Hanoi County: Settled during the Chu-Han Dynasty, it was governed in Huai County (today’s southwest of Wushe, Henan Province), relatively close to the present day
North of the Yellow River in Henan Province, on the Beijing-Hankou Railway (including Ji County) to the west. This branch of Yu's family is also the direct descendant of Uncle Qi
.
4. Family Genealogy Certificate
Tianjin: Jinghai Yu Family Genealogy in Four Volumes
Shandong: Jimo Yu Family Genealogy in Two Volumes, Yantai Yu Family Genealogy in No Volumes , Rongcheng Yu's family tree
The first volume of the four volumes
Jiangsu: The six volumes of the Yu family tree in Feng County, the first volume of the sixteenth volume of the Jiangdu Yu family tree, Jiangsu
The first volume of the twenty-volume genealogy of the Du Yu family in the eleventh edition, the Jintan Yu family genealogy is not divided into volumes
Zhejiang: eight volumes of the Xiaoshan Yu family genealogy, five volumes of the Lanxi Yu family genealogy, Lanxi Meixi Yu family genealogy
Six volumes of genealogy
Hubei: Xinzhou Yu family genealogy in six volumes
The origin of the Liang family name is as follows:
Liang is a very ancient Chinese surname. According to historical records, a descendant of Boyi named Feizi was very good at raising horses. So King Xiao of Zhou asked him to be responsible for raising horses, and as a result, the horse breeding industry developed greatly. King Xiao of Zhou gave him the title of Qin Yi, and he was called Qin Ying. Feizi's great-grandson Qin Zhong was the official of King Xuan of Zhou. He was ordered to conquer Xirong, but unfortunately he was killed by Xirong. Later Qin Zhong's five sons led troops to continue to attack Xirong. They united and shared the same hatred, and finally defeated Xirong and regained the lost territory. Qin Zhong's youngest son was granted a title in Liang and established the Liang Kingdom, called Liang Kangbo. The monarchs after Liang Kangbo were called Liang Bo. He liked to build gorgeous palaces very much, and he often carried out large-scale construction projects. The people could not bear the suffering and fled one after another.
Later, Duke Mu of Qin destroyed the Liang Kingdom and renamed Liang land Shaoliang. After the fall of the country, most of the descendants of the Liang Kingdom fled to the Jin Kingdom. They took their original country names and their surnames were the Liang family.
There is also a Liang family whose surname is the name of a feudal city. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin had places such as Jieliangcheng, Gaoliang, and Quliang. Duke Hui of Jin offered five cities to bribe Qin, including Jie Liang City. The descendants who were sealed in places such as Jieliang, Gaoliang, Quliang, etc. used the name of the feudal land "Liang" as their surname. By the time of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Pailelan family who represented ethnic minority groups also changed their surname to Liang, so there was one more family with the surname Liang.
Gathering place (migration distribution)
According to the "Liang Family Genealogy", Liang Yi'er was the great-great-grandson of Liang Kangbo and lived in the east of Hedong (the county is now located in King Yucheng in the northwest of Xia County, Shanxi). He is the founding ancestor of the Liang family in Hedong. Liang Eu was the ninth grandson of Kang Bo. He lived in Qufu (now part of Shandong) in his later years. His son Liang Cong moved to Yunzhou (now around Yishui County, Shandong). In the last years of Emperor Ping of the Western Han Dynasty, Liang Qiao, the 20th grandson of Liang Yi'er, moved to Anding (approximately on the north bank of the Beijing River in Jingchuan County, Gansu Province today) and was the founding ancestor of the Liang family in Anding; there was also a branch that moved to Fufeng (now Xingping County, Shaanxi Province). southeast). During the Eastern Han Dynasty, in addition to the above-mentioned areas, there were already Liang residents in some places near Henan and Jiangnan. During the Western Jin Dynasty, there was Liang Fen, whose daughter was Emperor Huai of the Jin Dynasty. Due to the chaos in the Jin Dynasty, the whole family followed the Jin Dynasty across the river, and their descendants multiplied in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang), Hepu (now Guangxi) and other places. Liang Xia, the grandson of Liang Fen, served as an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Because Huan Xuan was enthroned, he was forced to follow Emperor An of Jin and fled to Sanshan in Luoyang County, Fujian. He later settled here and became the ancestor of the Liang family in Fujian.
Before the Tang Dynasty, the Liang family's residence expanded to some places in today's Hebei, Qinghai, Sichuan, Hunan and other provinces. Liang Su, who had lived in Luhun for a long time, "scattered eastward and traveled to Wuyue" after the Anshi rebels entered Luoyang. Liang Xia's 21st generation grandson Liang Qi moved to Huangdan Village, Hui'an County, Quanzhou during the Tang Dynasty; his 25th generation grandson Liang Xigu moved to Paraffin, Shunde, Guangdong during the Northern Song Dynasty; and his 4th generation grandson Liang Mengjian moved to Ningshibi Township, Fujian Province. After that, this branch of the Liang family began to develop and multiply in Fujian and Guangdong. In the late years of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, some people immigrated to Taiwan, while others moved overseas to establish businesses.
The Chinese surname Liang ranks 46th among the 100 surnames in Taiwan. The county with the most residents is Changhua. According to research conducted by the Taiwan Provincial Literature Society, the ancestor of the Liang family in Taiwan came to Taiwan roughly at the end of Kangxi's reign. After entering Taiwan, after more than two hundred years of reproduction and development, it has ranked 46th in the province. The largest distribution is in Changhua, followed by Hsinchu and Tainan, and there are also many in Taipei, Miaoli, Taichung, Nantou and other places.
Tang No.
There are two main hall names of the Liang family, "Yi Guo Tang" and "Bao Shan Tang". Liang Kejia, the right prime minister in the Song Dynasty, had a neat demeanor and strong principles. Although he was close relatives, Quan and Xing (Quan was a high-ranking official, Xing was a favored official), he acted according to principles, and good people depended on him to be preserved. He was named Duke of Yi.
There is also the hall name "Anding".
Historical Celebrities
There are many talents named Liang, and there is no shortage of people in every generation.
The story of the familiar idiom "raising the case and raising eyebrows" was passed down from the Eastern Han Dynasty to Liang Hong and his wife Meng Guang. Liang Hong came from a poor family but was erudite and talented. Because his poems satirized the corruption and extravagance of the government, he was persecuted by high-ranking officials and later died of illness. According to records, when he returned home every day, his wife Meng Guang "brought food and raised the case to the level of her eyebrows" to show her respect and love.
The most prominent family with the Liang surname was the Anding Wushi Liang family headed by Liang Song during the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Zhang, Liang Song had two daughters, both of whom were named nobles. Xiaogui lives a harmonious life with the emperor. Later, Emperor He ascended the throne. His grandson was Liang Shang. Emperor Shun was a general and in charge of government affairs at that time. After his death, his son Liang Ji succeeded him. Liang Ji's sister Liang Na was Empress Shun, also known as Empress Dowager Liang, and her other sister was Empress Huan. The Liang family has seven princes, three queens, six nobles, and two generals. It can be said that the family is full of nobles.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was the hermit Liang Hong and the great calligrapher Liang Hu. His works were loved by Cao Cao and he wrote poems to praise them.
In the Zhao Dynasty, there was Liang Du, the leader of the Xuzu uprising;
In the Tang Dynasty, there were Liang Lingzan, an astronomical instrument manufacturer and painter, and Liang Su, a writer;
In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were powerful Liang Hao, who knew Kaifeng Prefecture, was an official to Taiwei, and Kaifu Yitong was in the third division; in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was the female general Liang Hongyu, the leader of the anti-Jin rebel army Liang Xing, and the painter Liang Kai;
In the Ming Dynasty, there was the dramatist Liang Chenyu; In the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, there was Liang Jiu, a construction craftsman;
In the Qing Dynasty, there were Liang Huafeng, the governor of Jiangnan, Liang Peilan, a poet, Liang Shizheng, a bachelor of Dongge University and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Liang Guozhi, a bachelor of Dongge University and military minister, and a calligrapher. Liang Zhangju, Liang Yannan;
In modern times, there are Liang Shiyi, who served as Prime Minister in 1921; Liang Qichao, a bourgeois reformist and advocate of reform and reform; Liang Xi, a forest scientist; Liang Sicheng, an architect; and archaeologist Liang Siyong.
In contemporary times, there is Liang Shuyi, a Chinese-American banker.
In addition, the descendant of the Liang family worth mentioning is Liang Shanbo, a native of the Jin Dynasty who is well known to women and children. The eternal love song between him and Zhu Yingtai moved millions of people.