"Tajik" is the self-proclaimed name of our nation, and the meaning of this name is unknown in history. According to folklore, it means "crown". If it evolved from the original tribal name, it is probably a totem name. Many ancient tribes in the world were named after totems worshipped by their own tribes. According to some information, the name of Tajik tribe seems to be "stone" for the following reasons:
First, "Tajik" was called "big food" in ancient times, and the history of big food eaters is a nation that worships stones. ?
Second, most of the earliest surnames evolved from totem names. The ancient surnames of the Han nationality and the surnames of many ethnic groups in the south all originated from totem names. And "big food" was immediately transliterated into Turkish "Tash" (stone). Many ethnic groups or tribes worship stones and take stones as their surnames, so their "big food" in Wangxing is their "stones" in Wangxing. Some scholars believe that "Tajik" originated from the name "Tay", which was the name of an Arab tribe on the left bank of the Euphrates River in ancient West Asia, and was later used as a general term for Arabs by eastern countries. ?
(2) Family background
Tajiks are divided into plain Tajiks and mountain Tajiks. Tajiks in the plain are mainly distributed in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran. The number of Tajiks in the high mountains is small, divided into several branches, and most of them live in Pamirs and its vicinity. Tajiks in China belong to a branch of the alpine Tajik nationality. Their ethnic origin can be traced back to the Iranian-speaking tribes in Cao Dong in the eastern Pamirs in the 20th century BC. Their direct ancestors were Qipaituo people who appeared in the 2nd and 3rd centuries ...
Tajiks, like all ethnic groups, have multi-ethnic elements, among which there are undoubtedly many elements of ancient Han nationality. It is said that Tajik ancestors were born by the combination of sun god and Han girls. According to "Datang Western Regions"? According to the Records of Pantuo, "His ancestors were alive, his mother was a Han Chinese, and his father was a Japanese, so he called himself a Chinese-Japanese" and called his royal family "looks like China". They also "claim that the cloud is' bending, the goddess goes to that place'", which means "the seed of China and God".
Qibantuo is the hub of the ancient Silk Road, from which ancient Han businessmen traveled to Persia and other countries. They set up a transit station in this frequently inhabited area. It is not surprising that businessmen and transit people marry local residents. In addition, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road, Han businessmen can use their girls to marry local clan and tribal leaders. At present, there is also an old castle site named Kizikurgan in the south of Tashkurgan, which means "Princess Castle". All these show that there are many Han elements among Tajiks.