Yeongwon O clan () was one of the
Korean clans. Their
Bon-gwan was in
Nyongwon County
Nyŏngwŏn County is a county in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
Administrative divisions
Nyŏngwŏn county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 ''tong Tong may refer to:
Chinese
*Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when translit ...
,
South Pyongan Province. According to the research in 2017, the number of Yeongwon O clan was 80. Their founder was . was from
Gyeongsang Province
Gyeongsang ( ko, 경상도, ''Gyeongsang-do''; ) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon dynasty. Gyeongsang was located in the southeast of Korea.
The provincial capital was Daegu. The region was the birthplace of the Kingd ...
and descendant of O Cheom () who came over from
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
to
Silla during
Jijeung of Silla’s reign in Silla dynasty.
See also
*
Korean clan names of foreign origin
References
External links
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Doosan Encyclopedia
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Korean clan names of Chinese origin