Hongcheon Pi clan () was one of the
Korean clans. Their
Bon-gwan was in
Hongcheon County,
Gangwon Province, South Korea. According to the research in 2000, the number of Hongcheon Pi clan was 1143. Their founder was . He was a ''Jinwu Guard Commander'' () in
Yuan dynasty. He was dispatched as a special envoy during
Chungnyeol of Goryeo
Chungnyeol of Goryeo (3 April 1236 – 30 July 1308) was the 25th ruler of the medieval Korean kingdom of Goryeo from 1274 to 1308. He was the son of Wonjong, his predecessor on the throne. Chungnyeol was king during the Mongol Invasions of Jap ...
’s reign in
Goryeo. After that, he 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 ...
and began Hongcheon Pi clan because Pi In seon (), a eldest brother of , was chosen as Prince of Hongcheon ().
See also
*
Korean clan names of foreign origin
References
External links
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Doosan Encyclopedia
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Korean clans of Chinese origin
Clans based in Gangwon Province, South Korea