Yeoheung Min clan

Yeoheung Min clan
Country Korea
Current region Yeoju
Founder Min Ching do
Connected members Queen Wongyeong
Queen Inhyeon
Empress Myeongseong
Min Young-hwan
Empress Sunmyeong
Min Yeong-chan
Min Won-sik
Min Byung-doo
Min Kyu-dong
Min Kyung-hoon
Min Byung-hun
Suga (rapper) (Min Yoon-gi)

Yeoheung Min clan (Hangul: 여흥 민씨; Hanja: 驪興 閔氏) is a Korean clan that traces its origin (Bon-gwan) to Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. The 2000 Korean Census counted 142,572 Yeoheung Mins. Yeoheung Min's founding ancestor was Min Ching do, who settled down in Goryeo after coming to the country as an emissary from the Song dynasty of China. Min Chingdo was said to be a descendant of Min Sun, a major disciple of Confucius.

Yeoheung Mins have produced 242 senior government officials and 4 queens throughout Joseon dynasty, including Queen Wongyeong (queen consort of King Taejong of Joseon and the mother of King Sejong the Great) and Queen Inhyeon (queen consort of King Sukjong of Joseon).[1][2]

Empress Myeongseong was a member of the clan. She is a controversial figure, who is admired for her political crafts and her determination to resist Japanese influence at the end of Joseon dynasty, but also condemned for exacerbating the pervasive corruption of Joseon dynasty by appointing her fellow Yeoheung Mins to important positions within the government.

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References

  1. ↑ Academy of Korean Studies 여흥민씨 驪興閔氏. 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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