Geoje Ban clan explained

Geoje Ban clan
Country:Korea
Region:Geoje
Connected Members:Ban Ki-moon
Ban Hyo-jung

Geoje Ban clan is a Korean clan.

Their Bon-gwan is in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. As of 2015, Geoje Ban contained 12 814 members. Their founder was, descended of Ji Sun, a son of Gao, Duke of Bi (a 15th son of Wen, a 3rd King of Zhou). After passing the Imperial examination with the top result, Ban bu attended Hanlin Academy, and worked as minister of civil service affairs (吏部尚書, Lìbu Shangshu) in the Song dynasty during the reign of Emperor Lizong.

After this, Ban bu entered Goryeo kingdom as a fatherly master of Princess Jeguk, who had an marriage to an ordinary person planned by Chungnyeol of Goryeo and worked as Jeongdang munhak . Ban bu also joined in with the Mongol invasions of Japan due to ’s command. Ban bu retired at 65 years old.

Ban bu died in Geoje. His descendant officially started Geoje Ban clan.[1] [2]

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References

  1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 거제반씨 巨濟潘氏. 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.

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