| Chogye Byeon clan | |
| Country: | Korea |
| Region: | Hapcheon County |
| Connected Members: | Byeon Yeong-tae Byeon Yeong-ro Byun Jin-sub Byun Yo-han |
Chogye Byeon clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Chogye Byeon clan's member was 76045. The name of Byeon clan came from the fact that ’s descendant who was a sixth son of King Wen in the Zhou dynasty was awarded the land named Byeon . Byeon Won who worked as the minister of rites (禮部尚書, Lǐbu Shangshu) during the Tang dynasty period in China was dispatched to Silla having Classic of Filial Piety as one of the Eight Scholars in 743. Then,, a descendant of Byeon Won, became Chogye Byeon clan's founder.[1] [2]
ja:金光林 (歴史学者)
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