Yeonan Myeong clan

Yeonan Myeong clan
Country Korea
Current region Yonan County
Founder Ming Yuzhen
Connected members Myung Se-bin

Yeonan Myeong clan (Hangul: 연안 명씨; Hanja: 延安 明氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Yonan County, Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Yeonan Myeong clan’s member was 27133. Their founder was Ming Yuzhen who founded Empire of Daxia (大夏 "Great Xia") in Sichuan, China in 1362. Ming Sheng was a son of Ming Yuzhen and succeeded Ming Yuzhen’s crown in 1366, but Ming Sheng knuckled under Ming dynasty's Hongwu Emperor in 1371 and was naturalized in Goryeo leading his 27 family members with his mother named Ms.Peng in the following year. Ming Sheng's descendant was called Seochok Myeong clan. Ming Yuzhen was Seochok Myeong clan’s founder, and Sichuanwas Seochok Myeong clan’s Bon-gwan. Their branch family founded Yeonan Myeong clan and made Yeonan Myeong clan’s Bon-gwan Yonan County.[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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