Deoksan Hwang clan explained

Deoksan Hwang clan
Country:	Korea
Region:	Yesan County

Deoksan Hwang clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Deoksan Hwang clan’s member was 3857. Hwang Rak, a minister in Han dynasty, began Hwang clan in Korea. Hwang Rak had an accident on the sea on his way to Vietnam as an envoy in 28 during Emperor Guangwu of Han’s reign. Then, Hwang Rak drifted ashore in Silla and was naturalized there., a descendant of, founded Deoksan Hwang clan.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 덕산황씨 德山黃氏. 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 . . 18.

External links

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