What do the temple number, posthumous title number, Emperor number and year number mean respectively?
1, temple number
It is generally believed that temple names originated from Shang Dynasty, such as Taizong in Taijia, Taizong in Taiwu and Gaozong in Wuding (Tang Cheng may be Taizong). The name of the temple was very strict at first. According to the standard of "ancestors have merits and virtues, ancestors have virtues", the founding monarch is generally an ancestor and heir with the ability to govern the country. The posthumous title system was established in the Zhou Dynasty, and the life of the monarch and ministers was finally evaluated. The temple name system was abolished. Even the posthumous title system was abolished in the Qin Dynasty. After the Han Dynasty, it inherited the temple name system. The Han dynasty was very cautious about adding temple names, so many emperors didn't have temple names. Liu Bang was the founding monarch, whose temple name was Mao, and the emperor of posthumous title was Gao (there was no "Gao" in funeral etiquette, so he was named Mao of the Han Dynasty because he thought he had the highest merit).
2. posthumous title
Posthumous title, for ancient East Asian monarchs, vassals (including China, North Korea, Vietnam and Japan), ministers, empresses and other people who had a certain position after death, evaluated them according to their life stories and moral cultivation, and gave them a title of good evaluation and judgment. According to the study of inscriptions on bronze in the Western Zhou Dynasty, as late as Zhou Muwang, there are many ways to posthumously confer titles on the deceased with higher status or status. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he agreed to take the title of "Emperor" as the supreme ruler. At the same time, because the decision of "posthumous title" will lead to the situation that "the son will discuss the father and the minister will discuss the monarch", the posthumous law was abolished. Ying Zheng claimed to be the first emperor, and there were several descendants, such as II and III. In ancient times, besides calling the emperor "posthumous title", calling ministers, scholars and celebrities "posthumous title" was also a kind of honorific title.
3. Glorious figures
This is a courtesy title for Empress Dowager Cixi. It began in the Qin Dynasty. According to Qin Shihuang's Biography, "I (Wang Wan, Li Si) and others are willing to discuss with the doctor:' There were emperors, Huangdi, Tai Huang and Tai Huang in ancient times, which were the most expensive'. I didn't know my name until I died. The king was Tai Huang. There is a saying in Hanshu Gaudi Xia Ji: "The merits of a king will not be passed on to later generations, but will be honored by the emperor when he dies. "In addition, the succession emperor respects the former emperor as the emperor's father, and the former queen as the empress dowager, also known as the title.
4. Year number
It is the name used by Emperor China to record the years, and it is often a sign of the change of fate. Traditionally, when a new king ascended the throne, he would issue a New Year's number, which is called Gaiyuan. The title of the year contains the special significance of the emperor ruling the world and declaring orthodoxy. Monarchs, ministers, ruling and opposition parties all attach importance to it, and those who manage it have searched their hearts and racked their brains. Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was no title. History books are based on the year of the emperor, and time is combined with the name of the emperor. The emperor's title is very particular about the choice of words, which must be repeatedly discussed and screened by important officials. It is required that the meaning of the word is auspicious and meaningful, starting with "Heaven, Great, Thai, Ying, Yuan, China and Use". In particular, there are as many as 66 years beginning with the word "Tian".
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