Tosan Gung clan
Tosan Gung clan | |
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Country | Korea |
Current region | Tosan County |
Founder |
Tosan Gung clan (Korean: 토산 궁씨; Hanja: 兎山 弓氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Tosan County, North Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of the Tosan Gung clan was 555. The word “Gung clan” originated from clan in China. Their founder was . He was from Taiyuan, China. He founded Gija Joseon with Gija after Shang dynasty ended.[1][2]
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- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 토산궁씨 兎山弓氏. Academy of Korean Studies.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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)p17 (2014).
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