Research On The Related Issues Of Chu Surname

This article is based on Chu clan as a research object, telling about the concept and structure of Chu clan, the office (a clan bulk)lineage, last name, position, inheritance system, clan naming of a surname (a clan minor), ethnic origin, ancestry, official position, the relationship between clans and a clan’s decay.The range of a clan, on the basis of the distance of blood relationship, can be divided into the generalized clan and narrow clan. To show the style of Chu better, according to the different political positions, Chu is divided into two levels — office and surname to carry out analysis.The office (a clan bulk), is extremely honorable in Chu, Clearing up its development can grasp Chu’s developments. Firstly, discusses office lineage, It’s described from three stages by reading the articletsinghua Jian"chu ju", comparing with all kinds of ancientliterature and analyzing the documents about the office lineage. Secondly, pull the opinions of surname’s origin together. Then, tell a detailed explanation on its status from six respects. Finally, carry on the new interpretation of inheritance system in order to demonstrate the inheritance system is mainly the first son’s inheritance system.A surname (a clan minor) consists of a clan in separation. Surname and office constitute the ruling class of Chu. This paragraph first analyzes the branches, summarizes their names and make a clan naming chart. Secondly it has a research to a clan’s source, especially the name of Ruo ao, Qu, Jing and Zhao. Then it maps the lineage of a clan. Finally, a surname, it analyzes the official position of a clan.The relationship between a surname and office is very important, which even affects the normal development of Chu. First of all, it demonstrates the relationship from a whole, then has a detailed analysis, finally re-examine all previous reforms from adjusting the relations of a clan.There are many reasons about the decline of a clam. Abandon themselves is the root cause. Catalysts are the brain drain. The people’s resistance is the main reason. To combine Qin Dynasty not Qi is the accelerator. What’s more, the indirect reason is that the Qin Dynasty is more powerful. Being destroyed is the direct reason.