Goksan Yeon clan
Goksan Yeon clan (Korean: 곡산 연씨; Hanja: 谷山 延氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Koksan County, North Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of the Goksan Yeon clan was 33891. Yeon clan originated from Nanyang Commandery (hanja: 南陽郡; around present-day Nanyang, Henan), China. Their founder was Yeon Gye ryeong who served as Menxia Shilang (hanja: 門下侍郎) and general officer in Goryeo. Yeon Gye ryeong was from Hongnong Commandery (hanja: 弘農郡; south of present-day Lingbao City, Henan). Yeon Su chang (Korean: 연수창; Hanja: 延壽菖), 7th descendant of Yeon Gye ryeong became a subordinate of Princess Jeguk who was forced to marry ordinary person by Chungnyeol of Goryeo and was settled in Koksan County. Yeon Ju (Korean: 연주; Hanja: 延柱), 11th descendant of Yeon Gye ryeong, appointed as Household Counsellor (hanja: 光祿大夫) and Sansī Left Messenger (hanja: 三司左使). Then, he founded Goksan Yeon clan because he was appointed as Count of Koksan.[1][2]
Goksan Yeon clan | |
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Country | Korea |
Current region | Koksan County |
Founder | Yeon Gye ryeong |
Connected members | Yeon Jung-hoon |
Website | https://www.goksan.co.kr/home/index.php |
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 곡산연씨 谷山延氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- JIN Guanglin (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p21