Jangheung Wi clan

Jangheung Wi clan (Korean: 장흥 위씨; Hanja: 長興 魏氏) 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 Wi Gyeong, and Emperor Taizong of Tang send him as one of the Eight Scholars (hanja: 八學士) because Queen Seondeok in Silla appealed to send scholars to Tang dynasty in 638. After Wi Gyeong went to Silla, he was appointed as a Minister or Secretary (尚書, shàngshū). Then, he founded Jangheung Wi clan.[1][2]

Jangheung Wi clan
CountryKorea
Current regionJangheung County
FounderWi Gyeong
Connected membersMichelle Wie
Websitehttp://jhwi.or.kr/

See also

References
  1. Academy of Korean Studies 장흥위씨 長興魏氏. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p18
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