Seonu clan of Taewon

Seonu clan of Taewon
Country Korea
Current region Taiyuan
Founder Seonu Jeong
Connected members Sunwoo Eun-sook
Sunwoo Jae-duk
Sunwoo Hwi
Gija

Seonu clan of Taewon (Hangul: 태원 선우씨; Hanja: 太原 鮮于氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Taiyuan, Shanxi was Gija’s hometown. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Seonu clan of Taiyuan was 3560. Gija appointed Song, his oldest son, Song of Gojoseon, and Jung, his second son, Usan after he founded Gija Joseon. Then, Jung’s descendant change their name as Seonu clan. He named “Seonu clan” (鮮于) using one of the words of Joseon (朝鮮) and Usan (于山国). Gi Yang was Gija’s 48 th descendant. The history of Seonu clan began after Gi Yang entered South Pyongan Province, and his son named Seonu Jeong was the founder of Seonu clan of Taiyuan.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Academy of Korean Studies 태원선우씨 太原鮮于氏. 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. p16
  • Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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