| Boseong Seon clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Boseong County |
| Founder | Seon Yun ji [ja] |
| Connected members | Sun Dong-yol |
Boseong Seon clan (Korean: 보성 선씨; Hanja: 寶城 宣氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province. As of 2000, there are about 34842 members in the clan. Their founder was Seon Yun ji [ja] who was naturalized in Goryeo. He was a descendant of Shusun Qiaoru (叔孙侨如), the great-great-grandson of Huan, the Duke of State of Lu. He fulfilled his duty as Secretary (Hanja: 學士) in the Ming dynasty in 1382. He stabilized the citizenry by making achievements, such as winning a battle against Jeolla Province's troops in a coastal area during Wokou. He abandoned his rank when Goryeo was destroyed, and chose to settle in Boseong.
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References
- Academy of Korean Studies 보성선씨 宝城宣氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- Jin Guanglin (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 20 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
- 선윤지(宣允祉). Academy of Korean Studies. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2017-10-28.