Paju Yeom clan

Sangsan Lee clan
Country Korea
Current region Paju
Founder Yeom Hyeong myeong
Connected members Yeom Ki-hun
Yeom Kyung-yup
Yeom Han-woong
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Yeom Dong-jin
Yeom Sang-seop
Website http://www.pajuyom.kr/

Paju Yeom clan (Hangul: 파주 염씨; Hanja: 坡州 廉氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Paju Yeom clan was 63350. Their founder was Yeom Hyeong myeong. He was Chinese, and he settled in Paju, Silla to avoid confliction in Later Tang. He supported Taejo of Goryeo, contributed to unifying three Korean dynasties and appointed as High Merit Minister (hanja: 壁上功臣).[1][2]

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References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 파주염씨 坡州廉氏. 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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