Dongbok O clan () was one of the

Korean clans Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...

. Their

Bon-gwan Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...

was in

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. According to the research in 2015, the number of Dongbok O clan was 72394. Their founder was (). Hw was appointed as the governor of Dongbok County, which was renamed Hwansun in later era, during the King Gojong of Goryeo’s reign in

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and began Dongbok O clan.{{cite web , url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2651250&cid=51953&categoryId=55401 , title=동북 오씨 , publisher=The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the

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