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Wei surname

Wei surname, one of the six ministers of Jin State, is the 44th surname in the population of contemporary China, and the 30th surname in the song edition of hundred surnames. The Wei surname originated from the state of Wei, the Earl of Ji, which was enfeoffed by King Cheng of Zhou in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. Later, the state of Wei was annihilated by the state of Jin and granted to bi Wan, a senior official.

As of 2013, the Wei family accounted for about 0.45% of China's population, with a total population of about 5.7 million. Mainly concentrated in Henan, Sichuan and Hebei provinces, accounting for about 28% of the total population of Wei.

Historical development

Origin and development of surnames

The Wei surname comes from the Yi surname. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the Wei tribe of the northwest tribe surnamed Yi eventually developed into the state of Wei. At the end of Shang Dynasty, the surname of he was Wei, which was destroyed later. His descendants took the state as their surname and had a history of 4000 years.

The Wei surname comes from the Ji surname. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty occupied the state of Wei with the surname of Yi and granted his relatives to the state of Wei, which was the first place of Wei with the surname of Ji. After King Wu of Zhou conquered the Shang Dynasty, he granted his younger brother bigong higher than bigong. In today's Xianyang north of Shaanxi Province, it is the kingdom of bigong. The state of Wei was transferred to Wei City in the northeast of Ruicheng, Shanxi Province. In the spring and Autumn period, Bi Wan, a descendant of Bi Gonggao, assisted Jin Xiangong. In 661 BC, he destroyed Geng, Huo, Wei and other small states with Ji surname. Jin Xiangong granted Bi wan to Wei and established another Wei state with Ji surname. In 445 B.C., it was handed down to the 12th grandson Weisi, who established himself as the Marquis of Wei Wen in the event of the division of Jin into three families. He established a powerful Wei state and became one of the seven heroes in the Warring States period. From the third generation to Wei Wangjia, he was destroyed by Qin Shihuang in 225 BC, and his descendants took the state as their surname. The Wei family of Ji has a history of 3100 years, which is called the orthodox Wei family.

The Wei surname comes from the MI surname. Wei Ran, a minister of the state of Qin in the Warring States period, is a descendant of the MI surname. After the death of King Wu of Qin, Ying Ze (King Zhao of Qin), the younger brother of King Wu, once served as the Prime Minister of Qin for a long time and was granted the title of Marquis of Wei (today's east area of Deng Zhou in Nanyang). The descendants of Wei Ran's family all have the surname Wei, which has a history of 2300 years.

The Wei surname comes from the change of ethnic minorities' surnames or is the inherent surname of ethnic minorities.

Originated from the di nationality, Emperor Xiaowen collected heavy taxes from the common people after he came to Luoyang in the northern and Southern Dynasties. Wang Yuanshou, a member of the di nationality in Lueyang, Qinzhou (now Qin'an, Gansu Province), gathered tens of thousands of people to revolt and changed his name to Wei Jie. He fought against the Northern Wei Dynasty, but was eventually suppressed. When Wei Jie was killed, the rest of his sons fled to hide. Among his descendants, some took the Han surname of their ancestors as their surname, the Wei family, which has been handed down from generation to generation.

The Manchu wuqihe, WA sneier and Olunchun weilaier changed their Han surname to Wei; the Mongolian wuliangha changed their Han surname to Wei in the Yuan Dynasty; the Mongolian wuyishang, a branch of wuliangha, was crowned with the Han surnames of Wei, Zhou and Wu in the early Qing Dynasty. Among the Tujia, Yi, Korean and other ethnic minorities, there are all the Wei family. Most of their origins came from the Jimi policy implemented by the central government in the Tang, song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the movement of returning the land to Liu. Liu was changed to the Wei family of Han, which has been handed down from generation to generation.

Migration distribution

The Wei surname originated in the northern part of Henan Province and the southern part of Shanxi Province. In the early period, it mainly developed and multiplied in Shanxi, Henan and Shandong Province, and some of it lived in Hubei and Hunan Province.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Wei surname was further extended to the vast northern areas of Shandong, Shanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, etc., in which Weishan (Rencheng in ancient times) formed a grand Prefecture. At this time, another branch of the Wei family moved to Sichuan.

Wei Xin, the sixth grandson of Wei Wuji, was granted the title of Marquis of Quyang in the Western Han Dynasty. He was granted the title of Marquis of Quyang in Julu County. He was rewarded by the imperial court for his meritorious service and made his family a family respected by the government and the public. His residence in Quyang in Julu County developed into the most famous Grand Prefecture in the history of Wei family. At the same time, the Wei family also entered Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu and Ningxia.

During the Wei, Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties, because of the numerous countries and wars in the north, the Wei family, together with other families, moved to the south, or moved to Jiangxi or Fujian.

In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Wei family was prosperous, with a large number of princes and famous officials. Some of the people followed Chen Zheng, Chen Yuanguang and his son to Fujian, opened up Zhangzhou, settled in Fujian, and then moved to Guangdong and other places, which made the family spread more widely. In the late Tang Dynasty, war broke out again, and foreign people came to the Central Plains, so the Wei family was forced to move southward again and widely into the south.

By the end of the Song Dynasty, the Wei family had spread all over the vast area of Jiangnan and multiplied in all parts of China, which made the Wei family a major family name in China.

The ancestor of the surname de

Biwan. Wei's surname is the direct descendant of Ji's surname of the Yellow Emperor. He was originally from the state of Bi. Bi Gong Gao, the 15th son of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, was granted the title of "Bi" (north of Xi'an and Xianyang in Shaanxi Province today). Later, the state of bi was destroyed by other countries, and his descendant Wan Shijin (Shanxi Province today) became a senior official of the state of Jin. The Duke of Jin Xiannian Bi Wan made great contributions to the destruction of Huo, Geng and Wei in the state of Jin. He gave Bi Wan the place of Wei, which was originally a state with the surname Ji. In 453 BC, Wei Si, Han and Zhao, the descendants of Bi Wan, destroyed the Zhi family together, and then divided up the state of Jin. They established themselves as vassals and founded Wei. In 225 BC, the state of Wei was destroyed by Qin. The descendants of the king family of Wei took the state as their surname. Biwan was also respected by later generations as the ancestor of the surname Wei.

Surname culture

County Hall

The Wei family mainly includes Julu, Rencheng and so on.

Julu County: it was established in the 25th year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (222 B.C.) and was governed by Julu County (now southwest of Pingxiang, Hebei Province). It is the place between Dezhou, Gaotang and Guantao in Hebei Province. From the Han Dynasty to the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was inherited. After the Han Dynasty, it was roughly equivalent to the north of Pingxiang and Jin county in Hebei Province.

Rencheng County: Rencheng county was established in the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. In the Western Jin Dynasty, he returned to the city state. In 518, the first year of emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Dynasty, Shengui was divided into Gaoping County and Rencheng county was set up. Its governing place was moved from Zhongqian village to Rencheng Road, Jining City, and it was under Rencheng county and Yanzhou. Kangfu county was abolished in the seventh year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty. In Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, the name of Rencheng County remained unchanged, but its subordination was different. In 952, the second year of Guangshun in the late Zhou Dynasty, Jeju was set up in Juye, and Ren Cheng belonged to it. In 1150, Jizhou moved to Rencheng. In the 62nd year of the Yuan Dynasty, the number of governing offices in Jeju was changed to Juye and Ren Cheng.

The names of Wei family mainly include respect and love, courtesy, Shisi, Julu, Jiuhe, etc.

Jiuhetang: in the spring and Autumn period, there was Wei Jiang, a senior official in Jin Dynasty. Shanrong asked Jin to make peace, and Jiang said that there were five benefits in making peace. So Jin and the nearby minority Shanrong concluded a treaty of friendship. During the eight years, the Jiuhe princes of Jin state were called the overlord, thanks to Wei Jiang.

Julutang: the Wei family name is also known as "julutang" because of its reputation in julutang.

Shisitang: a story from Tang and Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng was born in Neihuang (now the northwest of Neihuang in Henan Province). The word Xuancheng. In the time of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, it was used as an admonishment doctor, and more than 200 things were admonished before and after. Emperor Taizong was advised to take the Sui Dynasty's death as a mirror and publish the book of ten thoughts, believing that "the king is the boat; the man is the water.". Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. "We must" think of danger in times of peace "," abstain from extravagance and be thrifty "and" accept admonition from the wise ". Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was also able to give advice, which led to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Later generations of the Wei family took "ten thoughts" as their name, not only to commemorate the ancestors, but also to alert the present. Weiyuan family is called sishitang.

Couplets of ancestral hall

Books, pictures and pictures.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. Shangliandian refers to Wei Zheng, a politician in the early Tang Dynasty. The second couplet refers to the Western Han Dynasty minister Wei Xiang, Emperor Xuan, Li Guan Da Si Nong, Yushi doctor, prime minister, Feng Gaoping Hou, advocated the consolidation of official governance. The image is painted in Qilin Pavilion.

He Rong made great achievements and rescued Zhao Quanren.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. Shangliandian refers to Wei Jiang in the spring and Autumn period, that is, Wei Zhuangzi. He insisted on making peace with the Rong family, which was adopted by the Duke of Jin Dynasty. The second couplet refers to Wei Wuji, the emperor of Xinling in the Warring States period, who stole the tiger amulet to save Zhao.

He swore to be a housewife.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. Shangliandian refers to Wei Shu of Jin Dynasty, who was born at the age of 40. The second couplet refers to Wei mu, the fifth grandson of Wei Zheng in the Tang Dynasty, who was not afraid of discussing affairs.

He is loyal to the country, alert and capable of writing.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. Shangliandian refers to Wei Jiang in the spring and Autumn period. The second couplet refers to Wei Shou, a historian of the Northern Qi Dynasty, who was alert and able to write at the age of 15. He was one of the three talents in the Northern Dynasty.

Xinling Shize; Mingjian Jiasheng.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. The first couplet refers to Wei Wuji of the Warring States period. The second couplet refers to Wei Hui of Tang Dynasty.

The Marquis's family was ranked among the four most expensive, and Boqi was ranked among the three most talented.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. The first couplet refers to Wei Ran, the half brother of Empress Dowager Xuan, the queen mother of Qin Zhao in the Warring States period. Zeng Sideng. The next couplet refers to the Northern Qi and Wei dynasties.

Shulie Yuping, qiqia emperor; governance is called Zhengpu, de Bo Limin.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. The first couplet refers to Wei Zheng of Tang Dynasty. The second couplet refers to Wei ziweng, a scholar of the Song Dynasty.

If you listen to them at the same time, you will learn from the ancients.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. The first couplet refers to Wei Zheng of Tang Dynasty. The second couplet refers to Wei Yuan, a Jinshi of Daoguang in Qing Dynasty. He is as erudite as Gong Zizhen. There are "Zeng Zi Zhang Ju" and so on.

Hu Guan talks about the classics and analyzes the similarities and differences; Heshan teaches, and is the master of reasoning.

——The general couplet of the ancestral hall of the Wei surname was written in anonymity. The first couplet says that Wei Ying, a Rencheng man in the Eastern Han Dynasty, once talked with other Confucians about the similarities and differences of the five classics at the Baihu temple. Wei liaoweng, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, was a disciple of Heshan when his father was worried. Later, he built Heshan academy, and scholars gathered for a time. He opposed Buddhism and Lao Tzu's "no desire" theory, respected Zhu Xi's Neo Confucianism and wrote the complete works of Heshan.

Reference materials of ancestral hall couplets are from: < / I >

Genealogical documents

(Note: the above contents are arranged according to local genealogy) the reference materials are from: < / I >

Generation ranking

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