| Kaesong Bang clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Founder | Pang Du-hyeon |
The Kaesong Bang clan (Korean: 개성 방씨; Hanja: 開城龐氏) is a Korean clan. According to the census held in 2015, the population of the Kaesong Bang clan was 851. Their founder was Pang Du-hyeon who was a descendant of Pang I wei. Pang I wei was a general during the Zhou dynasty during the King Xian of Zhou’s reign. Pang Du-hyeon entered Goryeo as one of the Hanlin Academy when he worked as the government post named zhong shu she ren (simplified Chinese: 中书舍人; traditional Chinese: 中書舍人; pinyin: zhōng shū shè rén) in 1351. At that time, Princess Noguk had a marriage to an ordinary person planned by Gongmin of Goryeo.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 21 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
- ↑ Doosan Encyclopedia 방 龐. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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