Jian Surname

Surname Overview

Jian is a relatively rare surname, pronounced jiǎn, found among Han and Uyghur people.

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Origins

The Ha Lineage

One Jian lineage originally bore the surname Ha and came from Buddhist Hami in the Western Regions. In the early Ming, its descendant Ha Bashi received the surname Jian for military merit and was renamed Bashi.

Reference: 翦姓_翦姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Occupational Origin Records

Another lineage is traced to the Ji surname and the Western Zhou office of Jiandu; some descendants adopted the official title as a surname and were called Jian.

Reference: 翦姓_翦姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Halls

The Jian surname has Changsha and Fanyang as commandery seats. Its halls include Changsha Hall and Fanyang Hall, the latter also called Youzhou Hall.

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Migration and Distribution

Changli, regarded as the ancestor of the Huguang Jian lineage, settled in Taoyuan. Today, the surname is mainly concentrated in Fengshu Weihu Township and Qinglin Huiwei Township of Taoyuan County, and in Maojiatan Hui-Uyghur Township of Hanshou County and Xujiaqiao Hui-Uyghur Township of Dingcheng District, Hunan.

Reference: 翦姓_翦姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figure: Jian Bozan

Jian Bozan was a historian of Uyghur ethnicity from Taoyuan, Hunan. He served as chair of Peking University's Department of History and as vice president, and wrote works including Outline of Chinese History.

Reference: 翦姓_翦姓的来源和历史_百家姓