Ganghwa Wi clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Ganghwa County,

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. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Ganghwa Wi clan’s member was 1805. Their founder was who came from Zhongyuan,

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in 960. was appointed as ''munha sirang pyeongjangsa'' (문하시랑평장사; 門下侍郞平章事) during

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’s reign. After that, he became a Palace Attendant () and Prince of Ganghwa. His descendant was awarded land in Ganghwa, and made Ganghwa their Bon-gwan. Then, his descendant officially began Ganghwa Wi clan.

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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 Wi clans Korean clan names of Chinese origin

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