[Chiang's territory]
Le'an County, today's Guangrao County, Shandong Province.
[Origin of the Jiang family]
The surname Jiang comes from the surname Ji of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Historical records record that Bo Ling, the third son of Zhou Gong Ji Dan, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, was granted the title of Jiang Di (today's Huaibin area of ??Henan Province) during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty, and established the Chiang Kingdom. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jiang was destroyed by the State of Chu, and Bo Ling's descendants took the name of the country as their surname, namely the Jiang family.
[Chiang’s fame]
There have been many Chiang celebrities in history. In the Western Han Dynasty, there was Jiang Xu, who rose to the rank of governor of Yanzhou and was known for his integrity. After Wang Mang became regent, he used illness as an excuse to retire and refused to serve the new regime. Jiang Wan (also known as Gongyan), a famous official in the Three Kingdoms period, was called "the weapon of the country" by Zhuge Liang. After Liang's death, the Queen of Shu took Jiang Wan as the minister to support the Shu Han world. The Tang Dynasty writer Jiang Fang, the Northern Song calligrapher Jiang Can, the Southern Song poet Jiang Jie, the Qing Dynasty scholar Jiang Tingxi who was good at poetry and painting, the dramatist Jiang Shiquan, the poet Jiang Chunlin, and the writer Jiang Dunfu are also outstanding talents in the Jiang family. . In modern times, in addition to the Kuomintang president Chiang Kai-shek, the Chiang family also included politicians Jiang Yiwu, Jiang Guangnai and others. The surname Jiang ranks 43rd among the 100 surnames today.