Yeoyang Jin clan
Yeoyang Jin clan (Korean: 여양 진씨; Hanja: 驪陽 陳氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hongseong County, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Yeoyang Jin clan’s member was 110403. Their founder was Jin Chong hu who worked as Hanlin Academy in Song dynasty and a Jin Jun’s grandchild. Jin Jun was naturalized in Goryeo to avoid an invasion from Jin dynasty (1115–1234). Jin Chong hu made some achievements when he suppressed rebellion of Lee Ja-kyum who was Injong of Goryeo’s maternal relative. As a result, Jin Chong hu got lands in Yeoyang and was appointed as Prince of Yeoyang. Yeoyang is now called Hongseong. Then, Jin Chong hu founded Yeoyang Jin clan.[1][2]
| Yeoyang Jin clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Hongseong County |
| Founder | Jin Chong hu |
| Connected members | Jin Chae-seon Chin Young Chin Dae-je |
| Website | http://yeoyangjin.org/ |
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 여양진씨 驪陽陳氏. 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)p20
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