Dai

Dai may refer to:

Da'i (Arabic: "missionary") refers to a person who engages in Dawah, the act of inviting people to Islam

Da'i al-Mutlaq is also Da'i but with some independent special power.

Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms), a Xianbei state during the Sixteen Kingdoms era of history of China

Dai (Yindu), or Daai Chin, an ethnic tribe of Chin, Myanmar

Dai (Spring and Autumn Period), a state during the Spring and Autumn period in Chinese history

Dai (Warring States period), a short-lived state during the Warring States period in Chinese history

Dai County, in Shanxi, China

Dai people, one of the 56 recognized ethnic minorities of China

Dai, traditional midwife in India

Names

Dai (surname) (戴), a Chinese surname

Dai (given name), a Welsh masculine name

Acronyms

Decolonizing Architecture institute (DAi), in the Palestinian territories

DAI Personal Computer, an early home computer from Belgium

De Administrando Imperio, a Byzantine historical compilation written by Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos

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Dai (surname)

Dai is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written with the Chinese character 戴. It is romanized as Tai in Wade-Giles and in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation. Dai is the 96th most common surname in China, according to a report on the household registrations released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on April 24, 2007.

Notable people

Business

Dai Chunning (戴春宁, born 1962), Chinese finance businessman

Dai Min (戴敏, born 1958), Chinese water treatment businesswoman

Weili Dai (戴伟立), Chinese-born American technology businesswoman

Academia and literature

Dai Yi (戴逸, born 1926), Chinese historian

Dai Qing (戴晴, born 1941), Chinese journalist

Dai Sijie (戴思杰, born 1954), Chinese-born French author and filmmaker

Dai Jinhua (戴锦华, born 1959), Chinese feminist cultural critic

Dai Xu (戴旭, born 1964), Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation

Benny Tai (戴耀廷, born 1964), associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong

Dai (Warring States period)

Dai (Chinese: 代; pinyin: Dài) was a short-lived state from 227 BC to 222 BC during the Warring States period. Prince Zhao Jia, older brother of King Youmiu of Zhao, fled with the remnant forces to the former location of Dai after the Conquest of Zhao and proclaimed himself "King of Dai". It was conquered in the year 222 BC by Qin.

References

Zhao Guo Shi Gao (Draft History of the Zhao State), Shen Changyun, Zhonghua Book Company, China.

Li and Zheng, page 184

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