jīn 金
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the surname "Jin": 1. Descendants of the Xiongnu king. According to "Records of the Former Qin" and "Guangyun", during the Han Dynasty, Midi, the crown prince of Xiutu King of the Xiongnu, served Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu painted Prince Midi in gold and offered him as a sacrifice to heaven, and bestowed the surname "Jin" on him. 2. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, both the Qiang ethnic group in the north and the Silla Kingdom on the Korean Peninsula had people with the surname "Jin". According to "New Book of Tang", the king of Silla had the surname "Jin". 3. Surname change. According to "History of Wuyue", during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, in the Kingdom of Wuyue, to avoid using the character "liu" (which is the same as the character in the name of King Qian Liu and was pronounced the same as "Liu" in ancient times), people with the surname "Liu" changed their surname to "Jin".
Famous Story
Jin Midi (134 BC - 86 BC) With the courtesy name Wengshu, he was a person of the Western Han Dynasty. He was originally the crown prince of Xiutu King of the Xiongnu. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he served as the supervisor of horses and was promoted to the General of Chariots and Cavalry for his meritorious deeds. After the death of Emperor Wu, he received the imperial edict to assist the young emperor together with Huo Guang. After his death, he was posthumously titled Jing. It is said that Jin Midi is the patron god of grooms, coachmen and mule and horse merchants.
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