Suan Gye clan
| Suan Gye clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Suan County |
| Founder | |
| Connected members | Kye Yong-mook Kye Sun-hui |
Suan Gye clan (Korean: 수안 계씨; Hanja: 遂安 桂氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Suan County, North Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Suan Gye clan’s member was 6056. Their founder was who was from Ming dynasty and was naturalized in Joseon. When he worked as the Ministry of Rites (禮部, Lǐbù), he was dispatched to teach Li (Confucianism) because of Hongwu Emperor’s order. After was naturalized, he became Prince of Suan and founded Suan Gye clan.[1][2]
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- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 수안계씨 遂安桂氏. Academy of Korean Studies.[permanent dead link]
- ^ (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)p20
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