Jiang (江) (surname)
Encyclopedia
Jiang is a Chinese surname
, accounting for 0.26% of the Han Chinese
population. It is the 52nd most common Chinese surname and is the 141st surname listed in the Hundred Family Surnames
poem. It is the 74th most common surname in China (2007), and the 25th most common surname in Taiwan (2010).
bring flood control
to the early Chinese, Yu's son and successor Qi of Xia
enfeoffed Boyi's son Xuanzhong as lord of Jiangdi ( - modern Jiangling County in Hubei Province). Boyi's descendants ruled the area as kings of an autonomous "River Kingdom" during the Shang Dynasty
and Western Zhou Dynasty, with their capital near today's Zhengyang County
, Henan Province.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the kingdom was often caught between of the neighboring states of Chu
, Song
, and Qi
, each of which were larger than itself. While defending from neighbors' attacks, the Jiang state also had to deal with the Huai River
's frequent flooding, which often inundated the kingdom's central areas. These difficulties prevented Jiang from developing significant economic or military power, and the kingdom was destroyed by Chu in 623 BC.
At the kingdom's destruction, many of its surviving inhabitants fled to what is now Henan Province and took the kingdom's name, "Jiang", as their clan name
.
Chinese surname
Chinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
, accounting for 0.26% of the Han Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
population. It is the 52nd most common Chinese surname and is the 141st surname listed in the Hundred Family Surnames
Hundred Family Surnames
The Hundred Family Surnames is a classic Chinese text composed of common surnames in ancient China. The book was composed in the early Song Dynasty. It originally contained 411 surnames, but was later expanded to 504. Of these, 444 are single-character surnames, and 60 are double-character surnames...
poem. It is the 74th most common surname in China (2007), and the 25th most common surname in Taiwan (2010).
Origins
After Boyi helped Yu the GreatYu the Great
Yu the Great , was a legendary ruler of Ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control, inaugurating dynastic rule in China by founding the Xia Dynasty, and for his upright moral character....
bring flood control
Flood control
In communications, flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished...
to the early Chinese, Yu's son and successor Qi of Xia
Qi of Xia
Qi was the son of Yu the Great and the second sovereign of the Xia Dynasty. He ruled for approximately nine or ten years.According to legend, Yu married Nu Jiao and stayed at home for only three days before going back to stop a flood. While Yu was stopping the flood, Yu's wife had a son. He named...
enfeoffed Boyi's son Xuanzhong as lord of Jiangdi ( - modern Jiangling County in Hubei Province). Boyi's descendants ruled the area as kings of an autonomous "River Kingdom" during the Shang Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
and Western Zhou Dynasty, with their capital near today's Zhengyang County
Zhengyang County
Zhengyang County is a county of Henan, China. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city....
, Henan Province.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the kingdom was often caught between of the neighboring states of Chu
Chu (state)
The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...
, Song
Song (state)
Sòng was a state during the Eastern Zhou Spring and Autumn Period . Its capital was Shangqiu . In 701 BC, a political marriage between Lady Yong of Song and Duke Zhuang of Zheng empowered Song to manipulate the management of Zheng.- Origin :After King Wu of Zhou overthrew King Zhou of Shang,...
, and Qi
Qi (state)
Qi was a powerful state during the Spring and Autumn Period and Period of the Warring States in ancient China. Its capital was Linzi, now part of the modern day city of Zibo in Shandong Province....
, each of which were larger than itself. While defending from neighbors' attacks, the Jiang state also had to deal with the Huai River
Huai River
The Huai River is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers in China, and like them runs from west to east...
's frequent flooding, which often inundated the kingdom's central areas. These difficulties prevented Jiang from developing significant economic or military power, and the kingdom was destroyed by Chu in 623 BC.
At the kingdom's destruction, many of its surviving inhabitants fled to what is now Henan Province and took the kingdom's name, "Jiang", as their clan name
Chinese clan
A Chinese clan is a patrilineal and patrilocal group of related Chinese people with a common surname sharing a common ancestor and, in many cases, an ancestral home.-Description:...
.
Notable people surnamed 江
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- Gil Kong (Gilbert Donald Kong) famous photographer - Kingston Jamaica.
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