Xiahou () is a
Chinese compound surname from the
Spring and Autumn period
The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t ...
. After the
State of Qi
Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a ancient Chinese state, regional state of the Zhou dynasty in History of China#Ancient China, ancient China, whose rulers held Zhou dynasty nobility, titles of ''Hou'' (), then ''Gong (title), Go ...
was destroyed by
Chu,
Duke Jian of Qi's (
杞简公) younger brother, Prince Tuo (公子佗), fled to the
State of Lu.
Duke Dao of Lu (
鲁悼公) granted him land and created him
Marquis of Xia (), after their ancestor's,
Yu the Great's, dynastic name, Xia (夏).
Xiahou is a rare compound surname. Beijing, Shanghai, Ji'an (Jiangxi), Wuhan (Hubei), Pingxiang, Xingguo, Taiyuan (Shanxi), Jinzhong, and Taichung (Taiwan) are some of the places where this surname can be found today.
Notable people surnamed Xiahou
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Xiahou Ying, Renowned early Han official, rose to the rank of Minister Coachman
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Lady Xiahou (Xiahouji), Noble lady of Three Kingdoms period, and wife of
Zhang Fei of
Shu Han
Han (; 221–263), known in historiography as Shu Han ( ) or Ji Han ( "Junior Han"), or often shortened to Shu ( zh, t=蜀, p=Shǔ; Sichuanese Pinyin: ''Su'' < Middle Chinese: *''źjowk'' < Eastern Han Chinese: *''dźok''), was a Dynasties in ...
state.
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Xiahou Lingnu, Noble lady of the Three Kingdoms period, loyal to the
Cao Wei
Wei () was one of the major Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic states in China during the Three Kingdoms period. The state was established in 220 by Cao Pi based upon the foundations laid by his father Cao Cao during the end of the Han dy ...
state.
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Xiahou Xuan, Late Eastern Han dynasty metaphysician, minister of
Cao Wei
Wei () was one of the major Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic states in China during the Three Kingdoms period. The state was established in 220 by Cao Pi based upon the foundations laid by his father Cao Cao during the end of the Han dy ...
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Xiahou Dun, General of
Cao Wei
Wei () was one of the major Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic states in China during the Three Kingdoms period. The state was established in 220 by Cao Pi based upon the foundations laid by his father Cao Cao during the end of the Han dy ...
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Xiahou Yuan, General of
Cao Wei
Wei () was one of the major Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic states in China during the Three Kingdoms period. The state was established in 220 by Cao Pi based upon the foundations laid by his father Cao Cao during the end of the Han dy ...
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Xiahou Ba, General of
Cao Wei
Wei () was one of the major Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic states in China during the Three Kingdoms period. The state was established in 220 by Cao Pi based upon the foundations laid by his father Cao Cao during the end of the Han dy ...
(later defected to
Shu Han
Han (; 221–263), known in historiography as Shu Han ( ) or Ji Han ( "Junior Han"), or often shortened to Shu ( zh, t=蜀, p=Shǔ; Sichuanese Pinyin: ''Su'' < Middle Chinese: *''źjowk'' < Eastern Han Chinese: *''dźok''), was a Dynasties in ...
), second son of Xiahou Yuan
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Chengguan, Native of Shanyin in Yue County during the Tang dynasty (present day
Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Taizhou to the south ...
, Zhejiang), allegedly surnamed Xiahou, ''
zi'' Da Xiu, granted the ''
hao'' Qingliang, one of the four ancestors of the
Huayan School.
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Xiahou He, Official of Cao Wei
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Xiahou Hui, Official of Cao Wei
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Xiahou Hui, Wife of
Sima Shi, daughter of Xiahou Shang
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Xiahou Mao, Official of Cao Wei
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Xiahou Shang, General of Cao Wei
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Xiahou Wei, Official Cao Wei
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