Chonghae Yi clan

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Chonghae Yi clan
CountryKorea
Current regionPukchong County
Founder [ko]
Websitehttp://chonghae.byus.net/
Yi Ji-ran

The Chonghae Yi clan (Korean: 청해 이씨; Hanja: 青海 李氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province. Their ancestors are the Jurchen people. Their founder is  [ko], an ethnic Jurchen general from the end of Goryeo to the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty (1331-1402). After Taejo of Joseon's death, Yi Ji-ran was chosen as a meritorious retainer and became the founder of the Chonghae Yi clan. As of 2000, the number of members this clan has is about 12002.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 청해이씨 靑海李氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. ^  [ja] (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 .CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p22

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