dí 狄
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the surname "Di": 1. Taking the name of a state as the surname. According to "Guang Shao", the uncle of King Wen of Zhou was Xiaobo, also known as Kaobo, originally from the Shenlu clan of the Jiang surname. King Cheng enfeoffed Xiaobo in the State of Di (southeast of today's Gaoqing County, Shandong Province; another theory suggests it was in today's Zhengding County, Hebei Province). 2. It is a surname of ancient ethnic minorities in the northwest. One branch of the Gaoche ethnic group had the surname Di. According to "Bei Shi", during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, a Khitan noble named Tiyin was captured and given the name Di Huaizhong. His descendants also adopted the surname Di.
Famous Story
Di Renjie Courtesy name Huaiying. A native of Taiyuan during the Tang Dynasty. He was a famous prime minister during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian. He strongly advised Wu Zetian to restore the Tang Dynasty's heirs. He was committed to recommending talented people, and all the officials he recommended became the pillars for the rejuvenation of the Tang Dynasty. Di Qing Courtesy name Hanchen. A native of the Song Dynasty. He was good at horseback riding and archery. He served as an army commander in Yanzhou. He was brave and resourceful. He was treated very well by the military governors Yin Zhu and Fan Zhongyan. Fan Zhongyan taught him "Zuo Zhuan". Di Qing then began to study diligently and became proficient in military strategies. He was promoted to the Deputy Director of the Privy Council for his military achievements. He fought a total of 25 battles throughout his life, and the most famous one was the night attack on Kunlun Pass during the Lantern Festival in the fourth year of Huangyou (1052).
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