Paju Yeom clan
Paju Yeom clan (Korean: 파주 염씨; Hanja: 坡州 廉氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Paju Yeom clan was 63,350.
| Sangsan Lee clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Paju |
| Founder | Yeom Hyeong myeong |
| Connected members | Yeom Sin-Bi Yeom Ki-hun Yeom Kyung-yup Yeom Han-woong Andrew Yeom Soo-jung Yeom Dong-jin Yeom Sang-seop |
| Website | http://www.pajuyom.kr/ |
Their founder is Yeom Hyeong myeong, an ethnic Chinese person. He settled in Paju, Silla to avoid conflict during the Later Tang period. He supported Taejo of Goryeo and contributed to unifying three Korean dynasties. He was appointed High Merit Minister (Hanja: 壁上功臣).[1][2]
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 파주염씨 坡州廉氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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