Jeolgang Seo clan

Jeolgang Seo clan
Country Korea
Current region Zhejiang
Founder Seo Hak

Jeolgang Seo clan (Hangul: 절강 서씨; Hanja: 浙江 徐氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Zhejiang, China. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Jeolgang Seo clan’s member was 623. Their founder was Seo Hak who was a great-grandchild of Seo Hae ryong (hanja: 徐海龍). Seo Hae ryong (hanja: 徐海龍) was from Zhejiang and worked as Ministry of Rites (禮部, Lǐbù) in Ming dynasty. Seo Hak worked as a general and was dispatched to Joseon as Ming dynasty’s reinforcements. Then, he was settled in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province and founded Jeolgang Seo clan.[1][2]

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References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 절강서씨 浙江徐氏. 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. p23
  • Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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