Gwangcheon Dong clan

Kwangchon Tong clan (Korean: 일직 손씨; Hanja: 廣川 董氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Hebei, China. According to the research held in 2000, the number of the Kwangchon Tong clan was 4130. Their founder was Dong Seung Seon who was a 43th descendant of Dong Zhongshu in Han dynasty. He was naturalized in Korea during Goryeo period and contributed to founding the kingdom of Korea.[1][2][3]

Kwangchon Tong clan
CountryKorea
Current regionHebei
FounderDong Seung Seon
Connected membersTaeyang

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References

  1. 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
  2. Academy of Korean Studies 광천동씨 廣川董氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  3. 金相勲「韓国人の起源に関する中高生の意識と『国史』教科書との関係」『Yamagata University 歴史・地理・人類学論集、第13号』2012、p45
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