Is Zhang a descendant of the Yellow Emperor? What is the surname of the descendants of Emperor Yan?

The Yellow Emperor was the co-owner of the ancient Chinese nation and the head of the five emperors. It is said that he is the son of Shao Dian and Fu Bao, and his surname is Gongsun. Born in the hill of Xuanyuan, it was named Xuanyuan (Tiannian). He grew up in Jishui, so he took Ji as his surname. Later, he established a country in Xiong You, so he was also called a master. He regards soil as king and soil as yellow, so he is called the Yellow Emperor.

He is the leader of the ancient Jiang tribe in China. The name of this tribe is or Lishan, which is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and Weihe River. According to historical records and other ancient books, Emperor Yan's surname is "Yi Jian" and his name is Stone Mill. Mother is Gillian's daughter, named Japanese female Deng, a young princess. Give birth to Emperor Yan. Than long, it is called' Jiang'.

Among the top ten surnames, Li Wang, Liu Zhang, Yang Chen, Zhao Huang and Wu Zhou are all descendants of the Chinese people. In addition, the descendants of the Chinese people also have these surnames: Mo, Gan, Gong, Ma, Wan, Yu, Shangguan, Wei, Bian, Deng, Feng, Ge, Ji, Kong, Mao, Niu and Shuang.

The surnames of the descendants of Emperor Yan are: Jiang, Lu, Xu, Xie, Ji, Qiu, Qi, Qiang, Shang, Feng, Zuo, Bo, Lai, Pei, Shen, Xiang, Wen, Luo, Chong, Lian, Guo, Rao, Gai, Ding, Kan, Yi and Cui.

Supplementary Zhang surname source:

Zhang is ranked 24th among hundreds of surnames. There are four sources.

One is surnamed Ji. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a doctor in the State of Jin named Zhang, whose grandson's name was Zhang.

Second, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor have the same surname as Gong. According to historical records, Zhang Lang, the fifth son of Qingyang, the son of the Yellow Emperor, invented the bow and arrow, and his descendants gave him the surname Zhang. This branch is descended from the inventor of the bow and arrow.

Third, other surnames are changed to Zhang. For example, Liao in Romance of the Three Kingdoms was originally named Nie and later named Zhang. There are not a few people who change their surnames to Zhang.

Fourth, Zhuge Liang of Shu named Longyou, the leader of Nanman, as Zhang in the Three Kingdoms.

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