Pyeongtaek Im clan

Pyeongtaek Im clan (Korean: 평택 임씨; Hanja: 平澤 林氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Pyeongtaek Im clan’s member was 225872. Their founder was Im Pal geup who was a Hanlin Academy in Tang dynasty. He was naturalized in Silla as one of the Eight Scholars (hanja: 八學士) in Tang dynasty.[1][2]

Pareung Cho clan
CountryKorea
Current regionPyeongtaek
FounderIm Pal geup
Connected membersIm Gyeong-eop
Websitehttp://ptl.or.kr/

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References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 평택임씨 平澤林氏. 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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