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jiǎ

百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing

Surname Origin

"Jia": 1. It originated from the Ji surname and was derived from the name of a state. According to "Xingyuan", King Kang of Zhou enfeoffed Gongming, the youngest son of Tang Shuyu, in the State of Jia and named him Duke Jia. It was a vassal state. Later, the State of Jia was annexed by the State of Jin. The descendants of Duke Jia Gongming took the original state name "Jia" as their surname. 2. It was derived from the name of a fief. After the State of Jin annexed the State of Jia, it became a fief called Jia Ji. Later generations took the name of the fief as their surname. The queen of Emperor Hui of Jin was one of their descendants.

Famous Story

Jia Yi (200 BC - 168 BC) A native of Luoyang in the Western Han Dynasty, he was both a litterateur and a political commentator. Emperor Wen summoned him to be a court academician and promoted him to Grand Master of Remonstrance. Most of his proposals were adopted. Due to slander and jealousy, he was sent out to be the tutor of the King of Changsha and later the tutor of the King of Liang. After the King of Liang fell off his horse and died, Jia Yi blamed himself for his incompetence as a tutor and died more than a year later. People called him the "Tutor Jia", the "Changsha Jia", and also the "Scholar Jia". When he was on his way to take up his post in Changsha, he crossed the Xiang River and wrote "Lament for Qu Yuan" to express his sorrow. When he was the tutor of the King of Changsha, seeing an owl fly into his house, he regarded it as an inauspicious omen and wrote "Ode to the Owl". He was an important writer of rhapsodies between the Chu Ci and Han rhapsodies. He was also the author of famous political treatises such as "Memorial on State Affairs" and "On the Fall of the Qin Dynasty". Jia Nanfeng Empress of Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty. (256 - 300) Her name was Nanfeng, and she was the daughter of Jia Chong. She was jealous, cunning, promiscuous and licentious. The emperor was in awe of and bewitched by her. She secretly seized power and killed Yang Jun, Wei Guan, Sima Liang, the Prince of Runan, Sima Wei, the Prince of Chu, etc. Later, she was deposed by Sima Lun, the Prince of Zhao, and was given a forged imperial edict to commit suicide. Jia Sidao (1213 - 1275) His style name was Shixian and his sobriquet was Qiuhe. He was from Taizhou (now Linhai County, Zhejiang Province) in the Southern Song Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Lizong, because his sister was a noble concubine, he was gradually promoted to the left prime minister and also served as the grand councilor. He was fond of pleasure, lascivious, extravagant and autocratic. Later, when the Yuan army advanced on Jiankang and the Song army was repeatedly defeated, Jia Sidao was impeached and exiled. He was escorted to Mianmiann Temple in Zhangzhou and killed by Zheng Huchen, his escort.

jiā

百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing

Surname Origin

The origins of the surname "Jia" are as follows: 1. It originated from the Ji surname. During the reign of King You of Zhou, who spent all his time in idle pleasures and ignored state affairs, the official Jia Fu wrote the poem "Jie Nanshan" to satirize the king. This is recorded in "The Minor Odes of the Kingdom" in The Book of Songs. After Jia Fu's death, his descendants adopted "Jia" as their surname. 2. It was derived from a prince's courtesy name. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the grandson of Duke Zhuang of Lu had the courtesy name Zijia, and his descendants also took "Jia" as their surname. This is documented in Xing Yuan.

Famous Story

Jia Heng Courtesy name Zhongben, a person from the Song Dynasty. He was good at the study of classics and ranked first among the students in the imperial college. He and his brother both passed the imperial court interview and were ranked in the top division. Their achievements were comparable, and they became well - known for a time. Jia Tuiweng A person from the Song Dynasty. During the Yuanfeng period (AD 1078 - 1085), he served as the prefect of Huai'an Army. He was a friend of Su Shi of the same year of the imperial examination. Su Shi presented a poem saying, "Tuiweng adheres to simplicity and frugality, like the lingering fragrance of frost - withered chrysanthemums." Jia Yuan Courtesy name Chuhou, a person from Meishan in the Song Dynasty. When he was in his twenties, he traveled to the capital. He passed the imperial examination as a student of the Guangwen Academy and became the magistrate of Lezhi. He repeatedly wrote memorials to severely criticize the current political situation and was demoted many times. Su Shi once said, "Yuan, as a young man, doesn't plan for personal advancement. In different times, he should be known for his integrity." Jia Xian A person from the Han Dynasty. He served as the magistrate of Juxian County in Beihai Commandery and had a good reputation.

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