Geochang Yoo clan explained

Geochang Yoo clan
Country:	Korea
Region:	Geochang County

Geochang Yoo clan 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 who was 41 th children of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Han dynasty’s first emperor. was good at Neo-Confucianism and writing. 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 in 1082. Then, he was settled in Gyeongsang Province.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 거창 유씨 居昌劉氏. 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.