What are the origins of the four kings and queens of poker, Jack and two clowns? Is there a historical prototype?

There are four kings, but there is no king.

One or four k's

1, club k

Alexander the Great (Greek: α λ? ξανδρο? English: Alexander the Great; ; Before 356-before June 323 13), the king of Macedonia (Alexander Empire) (before June 336-before June 323 13) was called Alexander III.

He is an outstanding strategist and politician in the ancient history of the world, and the first of the four great military commanders in western history (the other three are Hannibal, Caesar and Napoleon). Son of King Philip II of Macedonia.

2. block k

Gaius Julius Caesar (gaius julius caesar, June 65438 +000 BC, June 65438 +03 BC-March 65438 +05 BC), known as Julius Caesar, was also translated as gaius julius caesar and Pope Gaius Julius Caesar.

Rome * * * was an outstanding military commander and politician at the end of the Republic of China (now the Mediterranean coast and other regions). He became the founder of the Roman Empire with his extraordinary talents.

3. hearts k

Charlemagne Charlemagne (742-8 14ad) was a Frankish king, and was later crowned "Emperor of Rome".

During the reign of 14, he waged more than 50 wars against Lombardy, Saracen, Saxon and others, controlled more than half of Europe, and under the guidance of angels, he provoked the heavy responsibility of defending the Christian world.

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King David, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, lived around 1000 BC. David means "beloved victim", the legendary father of King Solomon, who is good at music and poetry. The Bible records that Jesus is a descendant of David.

Second, the size of the king.

Also known as clown, fool means fool. Western culture yearns for freedom and equality. In tarot cards, power is temporary and laughter is eternal.

When playing cards were first introduced to America, there were no clown cards. Poker vendors will put extra "billboards" with the same texture as poker in a deck, and Joker will appear as an interactive image with advertising products or words on it. However, we also have some clown cards with advertisements on them in China.

In this way, the trump card becomes a substitute for any card. So in the game of fighting landlords, or in some games, the trump card becomes an arbitrary card.

To sum up, the trump card has two reasons. One is to use the divination function of tarot cards. Clown cards are the biggest and have great luck. The second is to be the expression of any card.