Liu surname, the earliest Liu surname originated from Yao's descendant Liu Lei, so Liu Lei is the ancestor of Liu surname. Liu overlooks Pengcheng, Jiangsu. By 20 13, the population will be nearly 70 million, accounting for 5.34% of the national population, ranking fourth after Wang, Li and Zhang. Liu Jian established the Western Han Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty.

According to the historical records Hanshu, Tongzhi Genealogy and Chinese Surnames, there are three main sources of Liu's surname: Qi surname, Ji surname and foreign surname change. The earliest branch originated from the surname Qi, and was a descendant of Emperor Yao. Formed in the late summer, from Lushan, Henan.

Liu's early development was mainly in the north. More than 300 years BC, Liu began to spread to Henan, Jiangsu and other places. During the Warring States Period, there was a doctor named Liu, whose descendants lived in the State of Qin. At the end of the Warring States Period, the State of Qin destroyed the State of Wei, and the Liu family followed Qin Jun into the capital beam of Wei, which is now Kaifeng, Henan. His tenth grandson worked in Wei, and moved to Daliang after the demise of Wei, and his son Liu Qing moved to today's Jiangsu and other places.

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Celebrity surnamed Liu:

Liu Jinding 1

A famous female general in the Northern Song Dynasty (as famous as Mu) was Gao Qiong's wife. He defeated the army of Nantang and made important contributions to Song Jun's suppression of Nantang. After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, Liu Jinding went north with her husband Gao Qiong to fight against Liao, and helped her husband defend Yanmen, Ningwu and Pianpian. Later, he died unfortunately.

2. Liu E

Liu E (968- 1033), the empress of Zhao Heng, Song Zhenzong, was the first regent in the Song Dynasty. She has been in power for more than ten years and achieved remarkable results. She is often called the Empress of the Han Dynasty and the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, and the history books call her a "gifted scholar without the evil of Lu Wu".

3. Liu Kun

Liu Kun (1098-1kloc-0/62), the general who fought against gold in the Southern Song Dynasty in China, was appointed as the commander of the mighty army. After his death, he was named Wu Mu. In the tenth year of Jianyan, Yan Jingzong-bi (namely, Jin Wushu) led an army to attack, and Liu Kun led the army to defeat 8 Jin Jun with a disparity in strength in Shunchang.

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