Imcheon Lee clan explained

Imcheon Lee clan
Country:North and South Korea
Region:Buyeo County
Founder:Yi Hyŏn

The Imcheon Lee clan is a Korean clan. Their bon-gwan is in Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province. According to the census in 2000, the number of members in South Korea was 704. Their founder was Yi Hyŏn. He was an Uighur and was naturalized at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty. After visiting Nanjing as an interpreter for Goryeo, he was given territories in Imcheon as a reward, and began the Imcheon Lee clan.[1]

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References

  1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 임천이씨 林川李氏. Academy of Korean Studies.

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