The titles are divided into seven levels from low to high, namely baron, viscount, Count, Marquis, Duke (Duke), Prince (Two-character King), Prince (One-character King, among which the vassal states that appeared in ancient times were the glory, such as the King of Qin). The Ming Dynasty had only five levels, without barons and viscounts.

Wenxun and Wuxun are each divided into twelve levels. Here, there are only military honors, namely the first-rank left and right-rank pillar states, from the first-rank pillar states; the second-rank guards, from the second-rank guards, from the third-rank guards, from the third-rank light chariot commanders, from the third-rank light chariot commanders, from the fourth-rank cavalry commanders, from the fourth-rank cavalry commanders, from the fifth-rank cavalry commanders, from the fifth-rank flying cavalry commanders, from the sixth-rank Yunqigu, from the sixth-rank Wuqigu.

Whether it is a medal or a title, it is a reward from the emperor to those who have made meritorious people. This lord system has appeared in historical materials very early, but the honors set up in all dynasties have different differences. This difference is not only reflected in names, but also in power. Early medals had real power, and mid-term titles also had fiefs. However, in the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a medal or a title, apart from that salary, it was basically a reputation.

Honor is a kind of honorary title given to officials in order to reward merit. Titles are hereditary privileges for royal clans, and are used on ministers to reward meritorious officials. Generally speaking, those who have great merits are awarded titles, especially those who have founded merits; when there are general merits, they are given honors when they need to be rewarded, such as the "rewarding hard work" when the merit system was established in the early Sui Dynasty, which is one of the differences between honors and honors.

The second difference is that the titles of kings, dukes and marquis can be "fairy" and inherited; while the titles are just a symbol of honor and status, and at most they are reflected in clothing and salary. The difference in treatment between honors and titles may be the reason for the emergence of the merit system. Because the fief households of those who obtain titles only pay food to them and do not pay taxes to the state, if too many titles are obtained, they can be hereditary, which will inevitably lead to a large loss of national fiscal taxes. However, those who have meritorious must not be rewarded, so rewarding a kind of honorary title symbolic of status will naturally become the choice of the supreme ruler.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, some meritorious ministers began to give titles such as "Shangzhu Kingdom", "Zhu Kingdom", and "Qi Duwei", but no system was formed. This can be said to be the earliest prototype of the medal system. The medal system was officially formed in the Sui Dynasty and was improved in the Tang Dynasty. Later, the dynasties followed and reformed.

The ranks of the Sui Dynasty were divided into eleven ranks. Historical records: "Gaozu (Emperor Wen of Sui) followed the system of the Later Zhou Dynasty and established the Shangzhu Kingdom, the Zhuguo Kingdom, the Shangdao General, the General, the Shangdao Yitong and the Three Divisions, the Shangdao Yitong and the Three Divisions, the Shangdao Yitong and the Three Divisions, the Yitong and the Three Divisions, the Grand Governor, the General Governor, the Eleventh Division, to repay hard work."

The rank of the medal in the Tang Dynasty was called "Zhuan", with a total of twelve revolutions. Each medal was named as a first-class official. This correspondence was called "Bi" in the Old Book of Tang, which means "comparison". For example, the highest "Twelve revolutions" were called "Shangzhu Kingdom", and the identity was "Bi Second-class". Officials from the second-class to the seventh-class official can be awarded any medal as long as they have made merits.

However, the Tang Dynasty received honors mainly based on military merits, and fewer civil officials awarded merits. There are certain ways to upgrade the merits of the merit level. Upgrading to the highest level is the highest, that is, the court will give a halberd at the door of the house to show glory. If you are guilty, you can also use the merit level to reduce the crime.

The medals and corresponding official ranks of the Tang Dynasty were: Shangzhuguo (second rank), Zhuguo (second rank), Shanggu (third rank), Guard (third rank), Shangqi Duwei (first rank), Shangqi Duwei (first rank), Light chariot (first rank), Shangqi Duwei (first rank), Cavalier (first rank), Xiaoqi Duwei (first rank), Feiqi Duwei (first rank), Yunqi Duwei (first rank), and Wuqi Duwei (first rank).

The medals and corresponding official ranks in the Song Dynasty were exactly the same as those in the Tang Dynasty. However, the awarding methods were different. The awarding of medals in the Tang Dynasty mainly came from military merits, while the Song Dynasty was awarded with additional gifts based on the official positions granted. That is to say, the corresponding awards of medals have nothing to do with military merits. In this way, all civil and military officials have medals. In addition, the medals in the Song Dynasty were no longer called "transfer" but were directly called "level". Generally speaking, officials were promoted one level in three years.

During the Liao and Jin dynasties, the medal system of the Song Dynasty was basically followed. There were some changes in the Yuan Dynasty, and the medal was changed to 10th level. Moreover, the medal was awarded according to military merits, which was directly related to the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty starting their career with military conquest.

During the Ming Dynasty, the system of medals was greatly reformed. In the past, civil and military officials shared a set of medals, but titles such as "Guardian", "Duwei" and "Qiwei" were more suitable for military officers, and it seemed inappropriate to use them as civil servants. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, a series of medals was developed to separate military officers and civil servants. In addition to the highest two-level titles, civil servants shared civil servants, other titles of civil servants were used as more suitable titles such as "Qing" and "Yin".

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The Qing Dynasty carried out major reforms to the lord system, combining titles and honors into one, collectively called "gods". The titles in the Qing Dynasty were divided into two types: royal titles and meritorious titles. The titles of royal titles were actually a privilege and did not have the reward role in civil servant management, so no specific explanation was given.

Taking the title of meritorious officials as an example, there were nine levels of meritorious officials in the Qing Dynasty, namely Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi, Male, Qingche Duwei, Cavalry Duwei, Yunqi Wei, and Enqi Wei. Each title was divided into several levels, such as Dukes were divided into one, two, and three levels. In this way, the title (gate) in the Qing Dynasty had a total of nine levels and twenty-seven levels.

The titles in the Qing Dynasty also correspond to the official rank. According to the records in the "Draft History of Qing Dynasty", Gong, Hou and Bo are "super rank", Zi are the first rank, male is the second rank, Qingche Duwei is the third rank, Cavalry Duwei is the fourth rank, Yunqi Wei is the fifth rank, and Enqi Wei is the seventh rank. The titles in the Qing Dynasty were mainly awarded to officials who made meritorious service and died for the country.
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