Seochok Myeong clan

Seochok Myeong clan
Country Korea
Current region Sichuan
Founder Ming Yuzhen
Connected members Myung Se-bin

Seochok Myeong clan (Hangul: 서촉 명씨; Hanja: 西蜀 明氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Sichuan, China. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Seochok Myeong clan’s member was 27133. Their founder was Ming Yuzhen who found Empire of Daxia (大夏 "Great Xia") in Sichuan in 1362 right before the Yuan dynasty’s collapse. Ming Sheng, a son of Ming Yuzhen, succeeded the throne in 1366, but he knuckled under Hongwu Emperor in 1371. Then, Ming Sheng was naturalized in Goryeo with his mother named Ms.Peng and his 27 family members.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Academy of Korean Studies 서촉명씨 西蜀明氏. 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. p20
  • Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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