Haepyeong Gil clan

Haepyeong Gil clan
Country Korea
Current region Gumi, North Gyeongsang
Founder Gil Dang
Connected members Gil Jae
Gil Seon-ju
Kil Yong-woo
Gil Young-ah
Gill (musician)

The Haepyeong Gil clan (Hangul: 해평 길씨; Hanja: 海平 吉氏) is a Korean clan. Their bon-gwan is in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. According to research conducted in 2015, there were 35,823 members of the Haepyeong Gil clan. Their founder was Gil Dang, one of the 'Eight Scholars' (hanja: 八學士) that emigrated to Goryeo from Song China.[1][2]

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References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 해평길씨 海平吉氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. 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. p18
  • Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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