The origin and history of the Jiao surname
The origin and history of the surname Jiao
The surname Jiao was obtained as early as the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 3,000 years. It is one of the ancient Chinese surnames and a popular surname in Nanyi. one. In the early years of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed the princes on a large scale. In addition to enfeoffing meritorious ministers and royal families, he also enfeoffed the sages of the previous generation. After investigation, he found the direct descendants of the Shennong family, so he enfeoffed them in Jiao and established the Jiao Kingdom. Earl, formerly known as Jiao Bo.
Among the ethnic minorities distributed in the Nanzhong area in ancient times, there was the Jiao family with the Chinese character, which was called "Nanzhong Yi" by the Chinese. It originated from a branch of the Baipu tribe and was called "Yijiao" in history. And it is a common surname among the southwestern barbarians. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Yijiao clan was affiliated to the Yelang clan and the Yelang Kingdom Alliance, and later became the first to submit to Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Later, the Jiao family name was changed to the single-character surname Jiao family, which was probably due to the influence of Chu culture in the pre-Qin period.
Historical celebrities named Jiao
1. Jiao Zhongqing
The character in the poem "Ancient Yuefu" in the Han Dynasty, his wife Liu, and he are a loving couple , but the Liu family was not tolerated by Jiao's mother, so she was expelled from her home and drowned in a river. Jiao Zhongqing was so sad that he also hanged himself.
2. Jiao Yanshou
Jiao Yanshou, named Gan, was a native of Liang in the Han Dynasty. He was the magistrate of Xiaohuang County and had considerable political achievements. Specializing in the "Book of Changes", he claimed to have received the biography of Meng Xi, which he taught to Jingfang, so the "Book of Changes" in the Han Dynasty had Jing's school. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty (reigned from 48 BC to 33 BC) was granted the title of San Lao.
3. Jiao Xian
Kaoran, also known as Kaoran, was a hermit from Hedong County (the seat of governance is now Xia County, Shanxi Province) of Wei State during the Three Kingdoms period. He lived in seclusion in a thatched cottage by the river in the wilderness, saying nothing to anyone, wearing no clothes in winter and summer, sleeping without a mat, covered in dirt, and eating only one meal for several days. According to legend, he lived for more than a hundred years.
4. Jiao Yi
A native of Nan'an (now Longxi, Gansu Province) in the Western Qin Dynasty during the Sixteenth Kingdom. He once served as the prince's grand master, and later moved to the positions of general Annan and prefect of Guangning. The Qiang people in Nan'an once recommended him to replace Qin, but he rejected it.