Miryang Dang clan explained

The Miryang Dang clan is a Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the census held in 2000, there were 1013 members of the Miryang Dang clan. Their founder was who was naturalized in Goryeo to avoid confliction in the end of Yuan dynasty. He was from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. He was in charge of diplomacy as Gongjo . Then, he was appointed as Gongsin . After that, he worked as Minister of War and mayor of Kyan . He also got territory named Miryang. Finally, his descendant founded Miryang Dang clan and made their Bon-gwan Miryang.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 밀양당씨 密陽唐氏. 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 . . 20.

External links

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