Key events in the history of the Teng (滕) surname

10 dated events in the history of the Teng (滕) surname, as recorded in Chinese sources.

1. After the Zhou dynasty overthrew the Shang dynasty and defeated King Zhou

   King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed Cuo Shu Xiu (错叔绣) in the Teng (滕) region, establishing the State of Teng (滕国); his descendants adopted ‘Teng’ as their surname.

2. Eastern Han dynasty

   The Teng (滕) surname flourished in Beihai Commandery (北海郡), becoming a prominent clan; Teng Yan (滕延), Teng Zi (滕咨), and Teng Fu (滕抚) are recorded in historical texts.

3. During the turmoil at the end of the Han dynasty

   Teng Zhou (滕胄) and Teng Dan (滕耽) of Beihai Commandery (北海郡) fled the chaos, crossed the Yangtze River, and submitted to the Sun Wu (孫吳) state.

4. Late Wu period

   Teng Mu (滕牧), a native of Beihai (北海), had a daughter who married Sun Hao (孫皓) as empress; later, Teng Mu was exiled to Cangwu (蒼梧).

5. After the fall of Wu

   Sun Hao (孙皓) and Empress Teng (滕皇后) relocated to Luoyang (洛阳).

6. Tang Dynasty

   Among the three sons of Teng Wenji (滕文纪) of Linchuan (临川), Jiangxi (江西), his son Teng Xuezhu (滕学珠) moved to Ninghua (宁化), Fujian (福建).

7. After the Jingkang Humiliation of the Song dynasty

   The Teng (滕) clan from northern China migrated to Lin'an (临安), Zhejiang; Teng Kang (滕康) of Yingtian Songcheng (应天宋城) settled in Yongzhou (永州), Hunan, due to official service.

8. Late Song and early Yuan dynasties

   Warfare caused the Teng (滕) surname to spread further across southern provinces.

9. Early Ming dynasty

   The Teng (滕) surname from Shanxi (山西) was among the migrants relocated from Hongtong Dahuashu (洪洞大槐树) to Shandong (山东), Henan (河南), Jiangsu (江苏), and other places.

10. late Ming dynasty

    After Zhang Xianzhong (张献忠) massacred Sichuan (四川), Teng (滕) clan members from Hunan (湖南) and Hubei (湖北) migrated into Sichuan (四川).

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