: from the name of a state of Han, which
existed during the early part of the Western Zhou dynasty (1122–771
bc), in present-day Shaanxi province. This was the fief of a
younger brother of Cheng Wang, second king of the Zhou dynasty. The
state of Han was later annexed by the state of Jin, but the area was
enfeoffed by the Jin ruler to Wu Zi, a descendant of Wen Wang. Wu Zi’s
descendants eventually adopted the name of the fief as their surname.
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