Jangheung Wi clan explained

Jangheung Wi clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Jangheung County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Jangheung Wi clan’s member was 30450. Wi clan was a kind of naturalized clan in Tang dynasty. Their founder was, his ancestry can be traced back to the ruling family of state of Wei. Emperor Taizong of Tang send him as one of the Eight Scholars because Queen Seondeok in Silla appealed to send scholars to Tang dynasty in 638. After went to Silla, he was appointed as a Minister or Secretary (Chinese: {{linktext|尚書, shàngshū). Then, he founded Jangheung Wi clan.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 장흥위씨 長興魏氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
2. Jin Guanglin .

   ja:金光林 (歴史学者)

   . 2014 . A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names . Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia . 5 . . 18.

External links

• Book: Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.