Jiang / Chiang
The Jiang surname is descended from Shennong. According to tradition, the Yan Emperor was born by the Jiang River and took Jiang as his surname from the river's name.
Yan Emperor's descendant Boyi was enfeoffed in Lü for his merits in flood control. His descendant Lü Shang, also known as Jiang Ziya, was enfeoffed in Qi at the beginning of the Zhou dynasty. In the early Western Zhou, Jiang descendants also established Qi, Lü, Xu, and Shen.
Existing Jiang genealogy entries include the hall names Hanjing, Yuqing, Zhiyuan, Leyan, Weishui, Luwensheng, and Tianshui.
Before the Qin dynasty, Jiang communities were mainly active in Gansu and Shandong. After the Qin and Han periods, they developed in Henan and formed a notable lineage in Tianshui, Shaanxi. They reached Fujian and Guangdong during the Tang and Song periods, and expanded rapidly in the Northeast during the Qing dynasty, eventually forming three major population clusters in Sichuan, Shandong, and the Northeast.
Among 23Mofang genetic-testing users, Jiang users' ancestral places are concentrated mainly in Shandong, Jiangsu, and Liaoning, followed by Zhejiang, Jilin, and Heilongjiang.
The history of the Jiang surname extends back more than 5,000 years, while its use as a clan name began after the fall of Qi, at least 2,300 years ago. After Qi fell, some descendants took Qi, the state's name, as their clan name, while others retained Jiang.
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