Jeongseon Lee clan (, vi, Tinh Thiện Lý thị) is 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 ...

is in Jeongseon County,

Gangwon Province (historical) Gangwon Province or Gangwon-do () was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The province was formed in 1395, and derived its name from the names of the principal cities of Gangneung (강릉; 江陵) and the provincial ca ...

. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Jeongseon Lee clan's member was 3657. Their founder was who immigrated to

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ...

and was settled in Qìng Prefecture to avoid war with Jin dynasty (1115–1234) happened in

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

period during Emperor Huizong of Song's reign. was originally born as a third son in Lý dynasty,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

when Lý Nhân Tông, 4th emperor, ruled. However, he exiled himself to Song dynasty because he was involved a political war.

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* {{Cite book, author=, date=, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher= Doosan Encyclopedia, url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1129680&cid=40942&categoryId=31639&mobile Korean clans of Vietnamese origin Clans based in Gangwon Province, South Korea

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