Hamjong_Eo_clan

Hamjong Eo clan

Hamjong Eo clan

Korean clan from South Pyongan Province

Hamjong Eo clan (Korean: 함종 어씨; Hanja: 咸從 魚氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Chungsan County, South Pyongan Province. As of 2015, the clan had a membership of 15746. Their founder was Eo Hwa in [ja], who was from Zuopingyi (左馮翊), China. He was exiled to Gangwon Province to avoid conflict in the Song dynasty. After that, he settled in Ham Jong Gun, Pyongan Province, and founded Hamjong Eo clan.[1][2]

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  1. [1]
    Academy of Korean Studies 함종어씨 咸從魚氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. [2]
    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: 20 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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