Taiyuan Lee clan

Taiyuan Lee clan
Country Korea
Current region Taiyuan
Founder Lee Gwi ji

Taiyuan Lee clan (Hangul: 태원 이씨; Hanja: 太原 李氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Taiyuan Lee clan was 670. Their founder was Lee Gwi ji. He was a Taiyuan people of Song dynasty in China, and he worked as government officer during Chungnyeol of Goryeo period. His successor supported Taejo of Joseon, and the successor was appointed as Gongsin (功臣) in Joseon.[1]

See also

References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 태원이씨 太原李氏. Academy of Korean Studies. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25.
  • Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.