Seongju Hwang clan
Seongju Hwang clan (Korean: 성주 황씨; Hanja: 星州 黃氏) is a Korean clas. Their Bon-gwan is in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province. Hwang Rak (Hanja: 黄洛), a minister of the Han dynasty, began the Hwang clan in Korea after he was cast ashore when traveling to Vietnam in 28 CE and then naturalized in Silla. Their founder was Hwang Se deuk, who was the 17th descendant of Hwang Seok ju, who themself was a descendant of Hwang Rak and worked as a government post as a great general (Hanja: 柱国) during the Goryeo period.[1][2]
| Seongju Hwang clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Seongju County |
| Founder | Hwang Se deuk |
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 성주황씨 星州黃氏. 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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