Gangeum Dan clan explained

Gangeum Dan clan
Country:	Korea
Region:	Kumchon County

Gangeum Dan clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Kumchon County, North Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 1985, the number of Gangeum Dan clan's member was 720. Their founder was who was from Jiangyin. He passed Imperial examination in 1509 during Ming dynasty period, and worked as government official. His great-great-grandchild named Dan Hui sang was appointed as national Council. He was sent troops to Joseon as a leader of a reinforcements in Ming dynasty during Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) in 1597. He was settled in the place he was sent troops. Then he officially began Gangeum Dan clan and made Kumchon County, Gangeum Dan clan's Bon-gwan.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 강음단씨 江陰段氏. 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 . . 23.

External links

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