Gyeongju Choe clan

The Gyeongju Choe clan (Korean: 경주 최씨; Hanja: 慶州 崔氏) is a Korean clan, with a bon-gwan located in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. According to a census from 2015, the population of the Gyeongju Choe clan is 945,005 in South Korea.[1] The apical ancestor of the Gyeongju Choe clan is Choe Chiwon, a Confucian scholar and official during the Unified Silla period.[2]

Gyeongju Choe clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGyeongju
FounderChoe Chiwon

See also

References

  1. "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "경주최씨". www.doopedia.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 19 June 2020.


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