The Chonghae Yi clan () is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in

Pukchong County Pukch'ŏng County is a county in eastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Geography It borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south. Away from the coast, it is entirely mountainous. The Hamgyong Mountains traverse the county. ...

, South Hamgyong Province. Their ancestors are the Jurchen people. Their founder is , an ethnic Jurchen general from the end of Goryeo to the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty (1331-1402). After Taejo of Joseon's death, Yi Ji-ran was chosen as a meritorious retainer and became the founder of the Chonghae Yi clan. , the number of members this clan has is about 12002.

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Doosan Encyclopedia ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (동아원색세계대백과사전), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be p ...

, url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1129680&cid=40942&categoryId=31639&mobile Clans based in South Hamgyong Province

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