Geoje Ban clan
Geoje Ban clan | |
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Country | Korea |
Current region | Geoje |
Founder | |
Connected members | Ban Ki-moon Ban Hyo-jung |
Geoje Ban clan (Korean: 거제 반씨; Hanja: 巨濟 潘氏) is a Korean clan.
Their Bon-gwan is in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. As of 2015, Geoje Ban contained 12 814 members. Their founder was . After passing the Imperial examination with the top result, Ban bu attended Hanlin Academy, and worked as minister of civil service affairs (吏部尚書, Lìbu Shangshu) in the Song dynasty during the reign of Emperor Lizong.
After this, Ban bu entered Goryeo kingdom as a fatherly master of Princess Jeguk, who had an marriage to an ordinary person planned by Chungnyeol of Goryeo and worked as Jeongdang munhak (hanja: 政堂文學). Ban bu also joined in with the Mongol invasions of Japan due to ’s command. Ban bu retired at 65 years old.
Ban bu died in Geoje. His descendant officially started Geoje Ban clan.[1][2]
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References[]
- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 거제반씨 巨濟潘氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ 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)p21 (2014).
External links[]
- Geoje Ban clan
- Ban clans
- Korean clan names of Chinese origin