Chungju Choe clan
| Chungju Choe clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Chungju |
| Founder | |
Chungju Choe clan (Korean: 충주 최씨; Hanja: 忠州 崔氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Chungju Choe clan’s member was 13466. Their founder was in Tang dynasty. Because Silla had a crop failure in 846, robbers was widespread throughout the country. In response to Emperor Wuzong of Tang’s order, was dispatched to Silla as an armed commander (hanja: 兵馬使). After that, was appointed as general. Then, was appointed as Yinqing Guanglu Daifu (hanja: 銀青光祿大夫) because made some achievements when he suppressed revolts. ’s descendant founded Chungju Choe clan and made Chungju their Bon-gwan.[1][2]
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- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 충주최씨 忠州崔氏. Academy of Korean Studies.[permanent dead link]
- ^ (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)p18
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