About the history of the Liang family, the origin and history of the surname Liang

One of the ** surnames of Liang is derived from the surname Ying, the Qin land of the Zhou Dynasty was given to the surname Ying, and later recovered the lost land of the Zhou Dynasty in the campaign, so the king of Zhou gave the lost land to the youngest son of Qin Zhong of the Qin State, and established the Liang State, which was later destroyed by Qin Mugong, and the people of the Liang State changed their surname to Liang after the death of the country; The second is derived from the surname Ji, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty was surnamed Ji, and later the son of King Ping of Zhou was fiefdomed in Nanliang, so he changed his surname to Liang.

The third is derived from ethnic minorities, the Hui Liang is the surname given by the Song Dynasty during the Song Dynasty, and the Hui people were hired as the imperial physician during the Song Dynasty, so the Song Shenzong gave the Han surname, in addition to the Xianbei tribe in the Northern Wei Dynasty also had a branch changed to the Liang surname in the Sinicization reform; Fourth, it originates from the profession, the ancient Liang has the meaning of bridges, river embankments and other water conservancy, and many people who are close to the rivers and lakes in ancient times have Liang as their surname.

Originated from the surname Ying, from the fief of the descendants of Sun Boyi, the descendant of Emperor Zhuan, Xiayang Liangshan, belongs to the name of the country. According to historical records, the descendant of Ying surnamed Boyi has a man named Feizi, who is good at raising horses.

So King Zhou Xiao put him in charge of raising horses, and as a result, the horse breeding industry has developed greatly. King Xiao of Zhou gave him Qin Yi and was called Qin Huan. Qin Zhong, the great-grandson of Feizi, was the doctor of King Xuan of Zhou, who was ordered to conquer Xirong, but was unfortunately killed by Xirong.

Later, Qin Zhong's five sons led their troops to continue the attack on Xirong, and finally defeated Xirong and recovered the lost territory.

Qin Zhong's youngest son was sealed in Liang and established the Liang state, known as Liang Kangbo. Liang Kangbo was very fond of building gorgeous palaces, and often built a lot of wood, and the people could not bear the hardships and fled one after another. Later, Qin Mugong destroyed the Liang State and renamed Liang Di Shaoliang.

After the death of the country, most of the descendants of the Liang State fled to the Jin State, and the name of the country was surname.

The surname Liang comes from the fishermen who surrounded Liang to fish during the Liangzhou period, and belongs to the professional title. The "beam" here in the classic book refers to the bridge erected on the river, so it is annotated: "Chengliang is convenient for the people, and it is not involved."

With a small bridge, people don't need to wade barefoot into the water, and Xiandan certainly brings great convenience to the people.

In addition to the meaning of bridge, the word "beam" also has the meaning of river embankment and cofferdam in ancient times. Kaifeng City, located on the ancient road of the Yellow River, is called "Daliang" in history, and the reason why it is so called is not because there are big bridges, but because there are many large dwarf ants Paida dam weirs, which can be used to catch fish and satisfy people's appetite for stuffiness.

Therefore, in ancient times, among the fishermen who lived by fishing in the rivers, lakes, rivers and bays, there were many people who took "Liang" as their surname, and they were called Liang for generations, and the number of their clans was far more than that of the Liang clan with the surname Ying and Ji.