Yeongyang Nam clan

Yeongyang Nam clan
CountryKorea
Current regionYeongyang County
FounderGim Chung [ja]

Yeongyang Nam clan (Korean: 영양 남씨; Hanja: 英陽 南氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Yeongyang County, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Yeongyang Nam clan was 69155. Their founder was Gim Chung [ja] who was naturalized in Silla. Before he was naturalized, he was dispatched to Japan as an envoy. However, on his way back to Korea, he had a shipwreck because of the typhoon. He was granted his new surname Nam by the king of China because he was from Runan, China.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 남민 南敏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. ^ Doosan Encyclopedia 남 南. Doosan Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 영양남씨 英陽南氏. Academy of Korean Studies.