Suan Gye clan explained

Suan Gye clan
Country:	Korea
Region:	Suan County
Connected Members:	Kye Yong-mook Kye Sun-hui

Suan Gye clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Suan County, North Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Suan Gye clan’s member was 6056. Their founder was who was from Ming dynasty and was naturalized in Joseon. When he worked as the Ministry of Rites (Chinese: {{linktext|禮部, Lǐbù), he was dispatched to teach Li (Confucianism) because of Hongwu Emperor’s order. After was naturalized, he became Prince of Suan and founded Suan Gye clan.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 수안계씨 遂安桂氏. 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 . . 20.

External links

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