Jiang Taigong, the descendant of Shennong, namely Lu Shang, the founder of the State of Qi, was sealed in Lu for assisting the Zhou Dynasty to win the world, so he took the fief as his surname. During the Warring States Period, the State of Qi with the surname of Jiang was destroyed by Tian He, and the descendants of Lu Shang were scattered all over the country, including those with the surname of Lu and those with the surname of Jiang. In the pre-Qin period, the areas where Jiang lived were mainly Gansu and Shandong. Jiang's surname has a history of more than 5,000 years, and as a surname, it began after the demise of Qi, at least 2,300 years.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the surname Jiang had developed into a big family in the east of Hanguguan in Lingbao, Henan Province, so he migrated to the west to enrich Guanzhong, and then formed a famous county in Tianshui. During the Three Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the surname of Jiang had spread in the areas of Qinchuanlong, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but its population center was still in Shaanxi and Shandong. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the surname Jiang entered Fujian and Guangdong. Huan Tingchang, Minister of the Tang Dynasty, changed Jiang's surname.
An ancient celebrity with Jiang surname
The earliest is Jiang Ziya, the most famous politician, strategist and strategist in the history of China in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Descendant Jiang Xiaobai was the first of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he appointed Guan Zhong as the prime minister. Under the banner of "respecting the king and resisting foreigners", he fought in the south and set up the hegemony prestige. Since then, there have been many outstanding figures in past dynasties.
Jiang Bu, a recluse in Pengcheng in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is called "a famous family in history". He is not only knowledgeable, but also known for his filial piety with his second brothers Jiang Zhonghai and Jiang Jijiang. Brothers love each other and often sleep together. Later generations often use "Jiang Bei" as a metaphor for brotherly friendship. There was Jiang Shi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, who was famous for his filial piety with his wife, and later developed into a more prosperous branch of the Chiang family. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was Jiang Wei, a native of Jixian County, Tianshui County, a famous strategist and military commander of Shu and Han Dynasties. In the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a famous poet and musician, Jiang Kui, from Poyang, Raozhou.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiang surname