dòu 窦
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the surname "Dou": The surname "Dou" originated from the surname "Si". It is a surname based on an event. According to "Fengsu Yanyi" (Anecdotes of Social Customs) and "New Book of Tang - Genealogies of Prime Ministers", during the Xia Dynasty, Di Xiang, a king of the Xiahou clan, lost his kingdom and was killed. His wife, You Reng, was pregnant at that time. She escaped through a "hole" and fled back to her natal family in You Reng (present - day Jining City, Shandong Province). She gave birth to an illegitimate son named Shao Kang. Later, Shao Kang restored the Xia Dynasty and became the king of Xia. His two sons were named "Zhu" and "Long". They stayed in You Reng and gradually became the ancestors of the "Dou" clan. Moreover, the ancient Di ethnic group (distributed in present - day Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan provinces) also had the surname "Dou".
Famous Story
Empress Dowager Dou (205 BC ~ 135 BC) She was the last representative figure of the Huang-Lao School in the Chinese Empire. Her first name was "Yi," and she was from Guanjin, Qinghe County, Hebei. She was selected to enter the palace during the reign of Empress Lü. Empress Lü rewarded each vassal king with five court ladies, and Dou Yi was among those selected. Since her home was in Qinghe, Lady Dou asked the eunuch in charge of the assignment to allocate her to the State of Zhao, which was closer to her home. However, the eunuch forgot about it, and she was assigned to the State of Dai. In this way, she went to Dai, and King Liu Heng of Dai liked her very much. They had two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Wu. Lady Dou believed in the Huang-Lao School (a Taoist doctrine. "Huang" refers to the Yellow Emperor, and "Lao" refers to "Laozi." It advocates governing by doing nothing and treating the people with lenient policies). Under her influence, Emperor Jing (Liu Qi) governed the country with the Huang-Lao ideology. In the following days, the Huang-Lao ideology became the mainstream ideology for governing the world until the death of Empress Dowager Dou, spanning the reigns of Emperors Wen and Jing. Before her death, Emperor Wu of Han did not dare to appoint Confucian scholars to important positions. Dou Xian (? ~ AD 92) His courtesy name was Bodu, and he was from Pingling in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the great-grandson of Dou Rong. During the reign of Emperor He, he led an expedition and advanced three thousand li beyond the frontier, defeating the Xiongnu. He then ordered Ban Gu to write an inscription, which was engraved on Mount Yanran to record the merits and virtues of the Han Dynasty. He was also appointed as the Grand General, and his clan members and partisans filled the court. Later, due to his autocratic and high-handed actions, he was ordered to commit suicide by Emperor He. Dou Jiande (573 ~ 621) He was from Zhangnan during the Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he occupied Hebei and proclaimed himself the King of Xia. He was captured and killed by Emperor Taizong of Tang.
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