Sanggok Ma clan explained

Sanggok Ma clan
Country:	Korea
Region:	Chengde
Founder:	Ma Gui

The Sanggok Ma clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Chengde, China. According to the census held in 2015, the number of Sanggok Ma clan clan was 232. Their founder was Ma Gui who worked as general in Ming dynasty. He was dispatched as a member of troop during Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98). He found Sanggok Ma clan because Ma Sun sang, his great-grandchild, naturalized in Korea.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. 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.
2. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 상곡마씨 上谷麻氏. Academy of Korean Studies.

External links

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