Pareung Cho clan
| Pareung Cho clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Hunan |
| Founder | Cho Hae chang |
The Pareung Cho clan (Korean: 파릉 초씨; Hanja: 巴陵 楚氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Yueyang, Hunan, which was once known as Baling (巴陵) or Pareung in Korean. Their founder was Cho Hae chang who was a member of the Hanlin Academy in Ming dynasty. He was exiled to Korea when Ming dynasty was destroyed by Qing dynasty. Cho Su myeong (Hanja: 楚壽命), a son of Cho Hae chang, founded Pareung Cho clan. He made Pareung Cho clan’s Bon-gwan which was Cho Hae chang’s hometown to escape from assassins and to hide in North Hamgyong Province.[1][2]
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- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 파릉 초씨 巴陵楚氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 24 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.