Cheongju Yang clan explained

Cheongju Yang clan
Country:	Korea
Region:	Cheongju
Connected Members:	Yang Hee-kyung Yang Byung-yeol Imperial Consort Boknyeong Gwi-in Yang Seung-ho Yang Ji-won (singer) Yang Jin-sung

Cheongju Yang clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Cheongju Yang clan’s member was 38161. Their founder was who was a 43 th descendant of in Han dynasty. When Yang Gi was a Jinzi Guanglu Daifu, Princess Noguk had a marriage to an ordinary person planned by Gongmin of Goryeo. Because of this, Yang Gi entered Goryeo as a fatherly master of the Queen. Yang Gi became Gongsin because he made a lot of contribution to diplomacy in Goryeo and Yuan dynasty. Yang Gi’s descendant founded Cheongju Yang clan and made Cheongju, Cheongju Yang clan’s Bon-gwan.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 청주양씨 淸州楊氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
2. Jin Guanglin .

   ja:金光林 (歴史学者)

   . 2014 . A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names . Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia . 5 . . 21.

External links

• Book: Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.