Hyeonpung Gwak clan
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Korean clan from Daegu
| Hyeonpung Kwak clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Dalseong County |
| Founder | Gwak Gyeong [ja] |
| Connected members | Gwak Kyung-keun Gwak Jae-u |
| Website | http://www.posan.kr/ |
Hyeonpung Gwak clan (Korean: 현풍 곽씨; Hanja: 玄風 郭氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Dalseong County, Daegu. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Hyeonpung Gwak clan’s member was 166608. Their founder was Gwak Gyeong [ja] who was naturalized in Goryeo from Song dynasty. According to the epitaph coming out from Gwak Gyeong [ja]’s grave in 1930, Gwak Gyeong [ja] passed imperial examination in 1138, worked as munha sirang pyeongjangsa (문하시랑평장사; 門下侍郞平章事) and Jinzi Guanglu Daifu (Hanja: 金紫光祿大夫 ), and became Prince of Posan (Hanja: 苞山君 ). After that, Gwak Gyeong [ja]’s descendant founded Hyeonpung Gwak clan and made Posan (Hanja: 苞山 ), Hyeonpung Gwak clan’s Bon-gwan. clan’s Bon-gwan.[1] [2]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 현풍곽씨 玄風郭氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ 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: 20 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.