Why did Liu Banggang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, just start to resist "Han" and even think it was a humiliation?

There have been many different names in the historical process of "up and down five thousand years" in China, and the names of these different dynasties are also called "country names". With the change of dynasties, the title of the country is constantly changing. From the first Xia title in ancient times to the Qing title in the last feudal dynasty, there were dozens of titles used in ancient China, among which the titles used in the unified feudal dynasty mainly included Qin, Han, Jin and Sui. Today, let's talk about the origin of "Han" defined by Liu Bang, the second title of China feudal dynasty. Liu Bang resisted the title of "Han" at first, and even thought it was a shame, but why did he choose Han later? Simply put, Chinese titles come from the titles of Hanwang and the beautiful meanings of Chinese characters.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was chaos in the world. Liu Bang, the curator of Surabaya Pavilion, claimed to be "Pei Gong" after the war, and later defected to the rebel army led by Xiang Liang. In 206 BC, Pei Gong Liu Bang led an army to capture Xianyang and destroy Qin. After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, in the first 206 years, Xiang Yu made Liu Bang the king of Hanzhong and became Hanwang. The direct reason why he was named Hanwang was that Liu Bang was sealed in Nanzheng and Nanzheng was ruled by Qin and Han Dynasties. Later, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang launched a four-year Chu-Han War. With the help of Xiao He, Han Xin, Sean and others, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu in the Battle of Gaixia. In the first 202 years, he officially proclaimed himself emperor in Dingtao, and still took "Han" as the capital Chang 'an (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi).

The king of Hanzhong was sealed by Xiang Yu, and Liu Bang, as the founding emperor, had to follow the titles of his old enemies to determine the country's title. Of course, it was not a taste in his heart. At this point, the good minister Xiao He appeared, Hanshu? The original words of Xiao He Biography describing Xiao He are: "Tian Han, whose name is very beautiful. "Han in ancient astronomy refers to Tianhe. The emperor thinks he is the "son of heaven" and a fairy. Therefore, the combination of "Han" and "Tian" is definitely a good word for Liu Bang who wants to be emperor. Yan Shigu, a Tang Dynasty man, once noted: "It is also a good name to match heaven with Chinese. "That is to say, in order for Liu Bang to truly accept Han, Xiao He quoted the classics and said:" The word' Han' is great, and God made you Hanwang. " Later, it proved that "Han" was really good, and even the Eastern Han Dynasty brought more than 400 years of national luck to the Liu Dynasty.