| Jeolgang Seo clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Zhejiang |
| Founder | Seo Hak [ja] |
Jeolgang Seo clan (Korean: 절강 서씨; Hanja: 浙江 徐氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Zhejiang, China. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Jeolgang Seo clan’s member was 623. Their founder was Seo Hak [ja] who was a great-grandchild of Seo Hae ryong (Hanja: 徐海龍). Seo Hae ryong (Hanja: 徐海龍) was from Zhejiang and worked as Ministry of Rites (禮部, Lǐbù) in Ming dynasty. Seo Hak [ja] worked as a general and was dispatched to Joseon as Ming dynasty’s reinforcements. Then, he was settled in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province and founded Jeolgang Seo clan.
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 절강서씨 浙江徐氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- Jin Guanglin (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 23 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.