Sangju Hwang clan

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Sangju Hwang clan
CountryKorea
Current regionSangju
Founder [ja]

Sangju Hwang clan (Korean: 상주 황씨; Hanja: 尙州 黃氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Sangju Hwang clan’s member was 7685. Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛), a minister in Han dynasty, began Hwang clan in Korea. Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛) had a shipwreck on his way to Vietnam when he was dispatched as an envoy in the 28 th year of Emperor Guangwu of Han period. Sangju Hwang clan’s founder was  [ja] who was a descendant of Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛) and worked as a government post in great general (hanja: 柱国) in Goryeo period. Hwang Eul gu (hanja: 黄乙具), 4 th children of  [ja], was settled in Sangju and officially founded Sangju Hwang clan.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 상주황씨 尙州黃氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. ^  [ja] (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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