The three words Tungus are a noun translated from Western books. In fact, the origin of this noun is the word "Donghu" in ancient Chinese books.

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The three words Tungus are a noun translated from Western books. In fact, the origin of this noun is the word

Jurchens and Mongolians belong to the so-called Tungus tribe. The three words Tungus are translated from Western books. In fact, the origin of this noun is the word " Donghu " in ancient Chinese books. In Han Dynasty , the north Hun was called "Hu", another type of Hu people who moved east of the Huns were called "Donghu".

Donghu is divided into two branches. The Jurchens belong to the Eastern branch, while the Mongols belong to the Western branch. The bloodlines of the two branches are very similar, and the languages ​​are similar, just like French to Italian .

Dongzhi Donghu people have created Wuhuan, Fore Yan , Back Yan , South Yan , West Yan , Bohai , Bohai , Jin, Qing. The Eastern Hu people in the Western Branch created the Northern Wei Dynasty, Khitan (Liao), and Yuan Dynasty.

Jurchens are divided into two types: those who have not been assimilated by in the Liao Dynasty and have stagnated in the fishing and hunting life and nomadic life are called "Bird Jurchen"; those who have been assimilated by the Liao Dynasty and have advanced to the fixed herds life and farming life are called "Mature Jurchen".

Jin Dynasty The ancestor of the emperor was the Jurchen; the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty emperor was also the Jurchen.

When the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by Yuan Dynasty , there were still many Jurchens in the Songhua River basin and Heilongjiang basin. These Jurchens never followed the emperors of the Jin Dynasty to the Central Plains to compete with the Han people for the world, become masters, and become officials. Therefore, the Jin Dynasty lost the world, but they were not burdened and still lived a happy life of fishing, hunting, traveling east and west, traveling south and north, herding cattle and sheep, and driving cattle and sheep.

Yuan Dynasty government organized these "remaining" Jurchens into five units, each unit set up a "ten thousand households" and appointed a "ten thousand households" to manage it. Subsequently, due to population decline and other reasons, five ten thousand households were merged into three.

Ming Taizu destroyed the Yuan Dynasty; his son Ming Chengzu changed the three Jurchen Wanhu Mansions into several "Guiluwei". "Gui" is a military unit in the mainland, and "Gui Luwei" is similar to the "Tails" in Yunnan and Guizhou. Local chiefs hold hereditary positions, called (left) Governor, right Governor, Governor Tongzhi, Governor Assistant Governor, Governor, commander, commander, commander, commander, commander, Governor, Governor, Governor, Governor, 100 households, 100 households, etc.

was first established in the first year of Yongle. It was Jianzhou Wei, where the Songhua River flows through Mudanjiang. The one who was named commander was Aha Chu.

Nine years later, the Ming Dynasty Chengzu added a Jianzhou Left Guard, with the leader of the Ordoli tribe, Mengge Timuer as the commander. This Mengge Timur is the former emperor of Zhaozu in the Qing Dynasty, Mentmu .

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