Gwangnyeong Muk clan

Gwangnyeong Muk clan (Korean: 광녕 묵씨; Hanja: 廣寧 墨氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Guangning County, China. According to the research in 2000, the number of Gwangnyeong Muk clan was 133. Muk clan was born in Liang County (hanja: 梁郡), China. Gwangnyeong Muk clan’s founder was  [ja]. He was a descendant of Mozi who was from Yang Province in China, and was a thinker from Lu in China’s Spring and Autumn period. He was naturalized in Joseon when he was a minister of defense (hanja: 兵部尚書, Bingbu Shangshu) in Ming dynasty.^[1]

See also[]

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

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External links[]

• Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.