| Geochang Yoo clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Geochang County |
| Founder | Yoo Jeon [ja] |
Geochang Yoo clan (Korean: 거창 유씨; Hanja: 居昌 劉氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their bon-gwan is in Geochang County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 1985, the number of Geochang Yoo clan's member was 32790. Their founder was Yoo Jeon [ja] who was 41 th children of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Han dynasty’s first emperor. Yoo Jeon [ja] was good at Neo-Confucianism and writing. Yoo Jeon [ja] worked as the minister of defense (兵部尚書, Bingbu Shangshu), a government post, in Song dynasty and entered Goryeo as one of Eight Scholars (Hanja: 八學士) in 1082. Then, he was settled in Gyeongsang Province.
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 거창 유씨 居昌劉氏. 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: 21 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.