Suncheon Do clan
Suncheon Do clan (Korean: 순천 도씨; Hanja: 順天 陶氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Suncheon Do clan's member was 829. Do clan was a clan came from Taotang (hanja: 陶唐) in China. Their founder was Do Gu won who worked as a Jinshi (hanja: 進士) in Yuan dynasty and entered Goryeo as a fatherly master of Princess Jeguk who had a marriage to an ordinary person planned by Chungnyeol of Goryeo in Goryeo. Then, Do Gu won was settled in Suncheon and founded Suncheon Do clan.[1][2]
| Suncheon Do clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Suncheon |
| Founder | Do Gu won |
See also
- Foreign clans in Korean
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 순천도씨 順天陶氏. 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
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