Yeonan Yi clan
The Yeonan Yi clan (Korean: 연안 이씨; Hanja: 延安 李氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their bon-gwan is in Yeonan County, Hwanghae Province, now in North Korea. According to the census held in 2015, the number of Yeonan Yi clan’s member was 164,036. Their founder was Yi Mu. It is did that around 660, he became a general during the Tang dynasty who came to Silla and eventually went to bring down Baekje. Yi Mu founded Yi clan of Yeonan after he was naturalized in Silla.[1][2]
| Yeonan Yi clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Yeonan, Hwanghae Province |
| Founder | Yi Mu |
| Connected members | Yi Dong-nyeong Lee Deok-hwa |
| Website | http://www.realmani.com/ |
See also
References
- Doosan Encyclopedia 연안이씨 延安李氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
- 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: 19 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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