bā 巴
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the surname "Ba": It is derived from the name of a state. According to "Shi Ben", there was the State of Bazi during the Spring and Autumn Period, located in the Ba River basin in the eastern part of today's Sichuan Province, with its capital in the north of today's Chongqing City. In the fifth year of King Shenliang of Zhou (316 BC), it was destroyed by the State of Qin. The people of the state then took the original name of the state, "Ba", as their surname.
Famous Story
Bā Sù A native of Bohai Commandery in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was listed among the "Eight Virtuous Guides". "Guide" means being able to influence others with one's own virtue. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the literati and officials boasted about each other and named Guō Línzōng, Bā Sù, Xià Fù, Fàn Pāng, Yǐn Xūn, Cài Yǎn, Yáng Shè, and Zōng Cí as the "Eight Virtuous Guides". Bā Níng A person in the Warring States period, with extremely high talent and knowledge. He could make decisive decisions without confusing the three armies.
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