Jangheung Wi clan
Jangheung Wi clan | |
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Country | Korea |
Current region | Jangheung County |
Founder | |
Connected members | Michelle Wie |
Website | http://jhwi.or.kr/ |
Jangheung Wi clan (Korean: 장흥 위씨; Hanja: 長興 魏氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Jangheung County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Jangheung Wi clan’s member was 30450. Wi clan was a kind of naturalized clan in Tang dynasty. Their founder was , and Emperor Taizong of Tang send him as one of the Eight Scholars (hanja: 八學士) because Queen Seondeok in Silla appealed to send scholars to Tang dynasty in 638. After went to Silla, he was appointed as a Minister or Secretary (尚書, shàngshū). Then, he founded Jangheung Wi clan.[1][2]
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- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 장흥위씨 長興魏氏. 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)p18 (2014).
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