Key events in the history of the Hua (花) surname
12 dated events in the history of the Hua (花) surname, as recorded in Chinese sources.
Northern Dynasties
Some members of the Hua (华) clan changed their surname to Hua (花) due to phonetic shift from the departing tone to the level tone.
Tang dynasty
Hua Jingding (Hua Jingding, 花敬定) served as a renowned military commander in Chengdu; Hua Jimu (Hua Jimu, 花季睦) served as Assistant Director of the Cangbu (Cangbu Yuanwailang, 仓部员外郎); Hua Qing (Hua Qing, 花卿) appears in historical records.
Tang dynasty
Hua Jilu (Hua Jilu, 花季陆) served as Assistant Director of the Cangbu (Cangbu Yuanwailang, 仓部员外郎).
Tang dynasty
Hua Jingding (Hua Jingding, 花敬定) suppressed the Sichuan (Sichuan, 四川) rebellion; Du Fu (Du Fu, 杜甫) composed a poem in praise of him.
Yuan dynasty
Hua Shifu (Hua Shifu, 花世辅) was a renowned general.
Ming dynasty
Hua Yun (Hua Yun, 花云) was a renowned general.
Ming dynasty
The Dai people of Yunnan (Yunnan, 云南) were classified as ‘Flower Dai’ (Hua Dai, 花傣); some adopted the Hua (花) surname through Sinicization.
Han dynasty
Dongping Kingdom (Dongping Guo, 东平国) was established with its administrative seat at Wushan (Wushan, 无盐), becoming one of the commanderies of origin for the Hua (花) surname.
Southern Dynasties Song dynasty
Dongping Commandery (Dongping Jun, 东平郡) was established, administering areas including present-day Jining (Jining, 济宁), Wen Shang (Wenshang, 汶上), and Dongping (Dongping, 东平) counties in Shandong (山东).
Sui and Tang dynasties
Yanzhou (Yanzhou, 郓州) was designated as Dongping Commandery (Dongping Jun, 东平郡), with its administrative seat relocated to Xuchang (Xuchang, 须昌).
Xuanhe era of the Song dynasty
Yanzhou (Yanzhou, 郓州) was designated as Dongping Prefecture (Dongping Fu, 东平府), with its administrative seat renamed Xucheng (Xucheng, 须城), i.e., present-day Dongping County (Dongping Xian, 东平县).
Republic of China era
Dongping Zhou (Dongping Zhou, 东平州) was renamed Dongping County (Dongping Xian, 东平县).