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    Origin of Qiao*, Chiao*, Kiu*

    Famous People in History

    The 96th most common last name in China. This name was named after a mountain. The Qiaos are descendents of the Ji family. According to the legend, the ancient king Huang Di was buried in mountain of Qiao Shan (Huangling in Shaanxi). Some of Huang Dis descendents were responsible for taking care of his grave, and they eventually adopted Qiao as their last name. During the Three Kingdoms, there were two famous Qiao sisters who where known for their beauties. The big sister was married to the brother of the king of Wu kingdom, and the younger sister was married to a famous general Zhou Yu.

    Hometown: South of Shangqiu in Henan Province.

    Han Dynasty- Qiao Xuan (judge)

    Xi Wei Dynasty- Qiao Qin (prime minister)

    Tang Dynasty Qiao Lin (prime minister)

    Song Dynasty- Qiao Xinjian (prime minister)

    Yuan Dynasty- Qiao Ji (musician), Qiao Da (painter)

    Qing Dynasty- Qiao Lin (painter)



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