Pyeonghae Hwang clan
| Pyeonghae Hwang clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Uljin County |
| Founder | |
Pyeonghae Hwang clan (Korean: ; Hanja: 平海 黃氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Pyeonghae-eup, Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research from 2015, the number of Pyeonghae Hwang clan members was 168,374. Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛), a minister in Han dynasty, began the Hwang clan in Korea. When Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛) was dispatched as an envoy in 28 B.C. during Emperor Guangwu of Han's reign, he was cast ashore on his way to Vietnam and was naturalized in Silla. As a result, , a descendant of Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛), became a Pyeonghae Hwang clan's founder.[1][2]
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- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 평해황씨 平海黃氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ (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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