- Location
- Western New York
Hi all,
A friend and I just stared an alternate history detective story set in a world where the Qings are overthrown by the Taiping (themselves soon defeated) and a new Han Chinese dynasty rises and manages to 'pull a Meiji' (to an extent) so that present day China is a constitutional monarchy and the leading world power.
I'm trying to come up with appropriate names for both the dynasty and the emperors. It's not important to the plot, which is far more small scale, but I want to get it right if it does come up somewhere.
What I have at the moment - which I'm not super happy about - is this:
The Yan (flame) Dynasty
Victorious Fire Kaihuo 1812-1885
Purifying Fire Chunhuo 1865-1939
Enlightening Fire Qianghuo 1890-1962
Prosperous Fire Chenghuo 1922-2009
Loyal Fire Zhonghuo 1948-
Suggestions for improvement would be much appreciated, please and thank you!
A friend and I just stared an alternate history detective story set in a world where the Qings are overthrown by the Taiping (themselves soon defeated) and a new Han Chinese dynasty rises and manages to 'pull a Meiji' (to an extent) so that present day China is a constitutional monarchy and the leading world power.
I'm trying to come up with appropriate names for both the dynasty and the emperors. It's not important to the plot, which is far more small scale, but I want to get it right if it does come up somewhere.
What I have at the moment - which I'm not super happy about - is this:
The Yan (flame) Dynasty
Victorious Fire Kaihuo 1812-1885
Purifying Fire Chunhuo 1865-1939
Enlightening Fire Qianghuo 1890-1962
Prosperous Fire Chenghuo 1922-2009
Loyal Fire Zhonghuo 1948-
Suggestions for improvement would be much appreciated, please and thank you!