| Uiryeong Nam clan | |
| Country: | Korea |
| Region: | Uiryeong County |
| Connected Members: | Nam Joo-hyuk Nam Ji-hyun Nam Gyu-ri Nam Duck-woo Nam Kyung-pil Nam Hyun-hee Eric Nam Nam Tae-hee Dawon (singer) Nam Ji-hyun (actress, born 1990) Nam Woo-hyun |
| Website: | http://www.euiryungnam.kr/xe/ |
Uiryeong Nam clan is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to research from 2015, the number of people in Uiryeong Nam clan was 162729. Their founder was . Before he became naturalized, he was dispatched to Japan as an envoy. However, on his way back to Korea, he had a shipwreck because of a typhoon. He was granted his new surname (i.e. clan name) Nam by Gyeongdeok of Silla because he was from Runan County, China.[1] [2]
ja:金光林 (歴史学者)
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