Jaeahn Hwang clan

Jaeahn Hwang clan (Korean: 제안 황씨; Hanja: 齊安 黃氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Jaeahn Hwang clan’s member was 3098. Their founder was Hwang Eul gu, a great grandchild of Hwang Seok gi (hanja: 黃石奇). Hwang Eul gu’s ancestor was Hwang Bo (hanja: 黃輔) who was a Lu (state) people in China. Hwang Eul gu passed Imperial examination during Goryeo period. Then, he worked as Ijo (이조, 吏曹). After that, he became one of the Gongsin (hanja: 功臣) members and became Prince of Jaeahn. Hwang Eul gu’s descendants founded Jaeahn Hwang clan and made their Bon-gwan Hwangju because Hwangju was a Prince of Jaeahn’s place name.[1][2]

Jaeahn Hwang clan
CountryKorea
Current regionHwangju County
FounderHwang Eul gu
Connected membersHwang Sun-won
Hwang Tong-gyu
Hwang Jang-yop

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References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 제안황씨 齊安黃氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. 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)p18
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