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13-469: Liu ( 劉 / 刘 ) is a common Chinese surname. Liu , LIU , or liu may also refer to: Liu In 2019 劉 was the fourth most common surname in mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong . One source

26-695: A state, and Ji Jizi ruled the State of Liu as Duke Kang of Liu . After more than a hundred years under the rule of the Liu family, the State of Liu was destroyed by the central government of the Zhou dynasty. Liu was the ruling family of the Han dynasty, one of the most prosperous and influential empires in Chinese history. The Han dynasty was founded by Liu Bang. Later, Emperor Liu Che helped expand

39-568: Is that they descend from the Qí (祁) clan of Emperor Yao . For example, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty (one of China's golden ages), Liu Bang ( Emperor Gaozu of Han ) was a descendant of Emperor Yao . Another origin is from the Jī (姬) clan of King Qing of Zhou . For example, Duke Kang of Liu  [ zh ] , the youngest son of King Qing of Zhou , founded the State of Liu  [ zh ] and his descendants took state names as surname. Liu

52-400: The Han dynasty even further, ushering in a golden age for China. The Han dynasty had 30 emperors all surnamed Liu; it was one of the Chinese dynasties with the most emperors. The Han dynasty lasted 400 years, making it one of the longest-lasting Chinese empires in history. The Han is what gives its name to the Han people as well as Han characters / Hanzi / Chinese characters . Even after

65-795: The Han dynasty, several Liu continued to hold power within China, including Liu Bei of Shu Han (whose exploits were described in the Records of the Three Kingdoms ), as well as the Han-Zhao , Liu Song , Later Han , Northern Han and Southern Han dynasties. Over history, several non-Han Chinese people have adopted the Liu surname, including Xiongnu and Turkic peoples . Southern Han Southern Han ( Chinese : 南漢 ; pinyin : Nán Hàn ; Jyutping : Naam Hon ; 917–971), officially Han (Chinese: 漢 ), originally Yue (Chinese: 越 ),

78-660: The Southern Tang in 945 and 951 respectively. During the late 9th century as the Tang dynasty weakened, local Vietnamese lords began taking control of its domain in Jinghai (northern Vietnam). Southern Han campaigned twice against the Vietnamese in 931 and 938 in an attempt to add these Vietnamese territories to their realm, but failed both. The Five Dynasties ended in 960 when the Song dynasty

91-481: The autonomous polity of Jinghai , which was controlled by the Vietnamese. Liu Yin was named regional governor and military officer by the Tang court in 905. Though the Tang fell two years later, Liu did not declare himself the founder of a new kingdom as other southern leaders had done. He merely inherited the title of Prince of Nanping in 909. It was not until Liu Yin's death in 917 that his brother, Liu Yan , declared

104-520: The founding of a new kingdom, which he initially called "Yue" ( 越 ); he changed the name to Han ( 漢 ) in 918. This was because his surname Liu ( 劉 ) was the imperial surname of the Han dynasty and he claimed to be a descendant of that famous dynasty. The kingdom is often referred to as the Southern Han dynasty throughout China's history. It attempted but failed to annex the independent polity of Jinghai which

117-445: The same meal again. Since Liu Lei had no means of procuring more dragon meat, he fled the palace. Liu Lei was the first person surnamed Liu in Chinese history, and his descendant Liu Bang founded the Han dynasty . During the Zhou dynasty , King Ding of Zhou granted the fiefdom of Liu to his younger brother, Ji Jizi (姬季子). Ji Jizi also took Liu as his family name. Eventually, Liu became

130-521: Was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period . It was located on China's southern coast, controlling modern Guangdong and Guangxi . The dynasty greatly expanded its capital Xingwang Fu (Chinese: 興王府 ; pinyin: Xìngwáng Fǔ ; Jyutping: Hing wong Fu , present-day Guangzhou ). It attempted but failed to annex

143-428: Was a descendant of Emperor Yao , and won the admiration of King Kong Jia for his skill at dragon-rearing. To reward Liu Lei, King Kong Jia granted him a place called Liu as his fiefdom . Liu Lei took the name of his fief as his family name. One day, the female dragon died unexpectedly, so Liu Lei secretly chopped her up, cooked her meat, and served it to the king, who loved it so much that he demanded Liu Lei to serve him

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156-460: Was a place name in ancient China (located in present-day Henan ). The Liu family name has two main origins from this place name. Kong Jia , the fourteenth king of the Xia dynasty , was given a male and a female dragon as a reward for his obedience to the god of heaven; yet he could not train them, so he hired a dragon-trainer named Liu Lei (劉累), who had learned how to train dragons from Huanlong. Liu Lei

169-493: Was controlled by the Vietnamese. With its capital at present-day Guangzhou , the domains of the kingdom spread along the coastal regions of present-day Guangdong , Guangxi and the island of Hainan . It had borders with the kingdoms of Min , Chu and the Southern Tang as well as the non-Chinese kingdoms of Dali . The Southern Tang occupied all of the northern boundary of the Southern Han after Min and Chu were conquered by

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