Gyeongju Ping clan () is one of the
Korean clans. Their
Bon-gwan is in
Gyeongju
Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...
,
North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Gyeongju Ping clan’s member was 722. Their founder was who was from
Ming dynasty. passed
Imperial examination and worked as Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Cabinet () and ''munha sirang pyeongjangsa'' (문하시랑평장사; 門下侍郞平章事). After that, when worked as
Hanlin Academy
The Hanlin Academy was an academic and administrative institution of higher learning founded in the 8th century Tang China by Emperor Xuanzong in Chang'an.
Membership in the academy was confined to an elite group of scholars, who performed sec ...
, he went to
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
and was
naturalized
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the in ...
in Korea.
Sejo of Joseon treated as a national guest and appointed him as Prince of Gyeongju. Sejo of Joseon also gave a government post named Ijo (이조, 吏曹) and
Seungji Seungji(in Hangul:승지, in Hanja:承旨) was the term for "royal secretary" or "recipient of edicts" during late Goryeo dynasty and Joseon. Other names were Seungseon (in Hangul:승선, in Hanja:承宣), Yonghoo(용후, 龍喉)
In the era of Go ...
to .
See also
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Korean clan names of foreign origin
References
External links
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Doosan Encyclopedia
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Korean clans of Chinese origin