Pyeongtaek Im clan

Pareung Cho clan
Country Korea
Current region Pyeongtaek
Founder Im Pal geup
Connected members Im Gyeong-eop
Website http://ptl.or.kr/

Pyeongtaek Im clan (Hangul: 평택 임씨; Hanja: 平澤 林氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Pyeongtaek Im clan’s member was 225872. Their founder was Im Pal geup who was a Hanlin Academy in Tang dynasty. He was naturalized in Silla as one of the Eight Scholars (hanja: 八學士) in Tang dynasty.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Academy of Korean Studies 평택임씨 平澤林氏. 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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