Changwon Hwang clan () is a

Korean clan Korean clans are groups of Korean people that share the same paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name. Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name. The ''bongwan' ...

. With its

bon-gwan Korean clans are groups of Koreans, Korean people that share the same Patrilineality, paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name. Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same fam ...

Changwon Changwon (; ) is the capital and largest city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 ), and the 11th largest city of the South Korea, country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the ...

South Gyeongsang Province South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple tha ...

, it remains the largest Hwang clan in South Korea.

Origins

Hwang Rak (), a minister in the

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, began the clan in

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after being cast ashore on his way to

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in 28 CE and then being

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Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

. Their founder was , and , who were descendants of Hwang Rak.{{Cite journal , author=Jin Guanglin , author-link=:ja:金光林 (歴史学者) , date=2014, title=A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names, journal=Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia , volume=5 , via=

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Notable clan members

Hwang In-youp Hwang In-youp (; born January 19, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career in modeling industry before making his screen debut with a main role in the web series ''Why'' (2018). He is known for his roles in ''18 Again'' (202 ...

* Hwang Ye-ji *

Hwang Mi-young Stephanie Young Hwang (born August 1, 1989), known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Young, is an American singer-songwriter of Korean descent. Born and raised in California, she was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertai ...

Hwang Min-hyun Hwang Min-hyun (; born August 9, 1995), known mononymously as Minhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He began his career, debuting as a member of the South Korean boy band NU'EST in March 2012. In 2017, he participated in secon ...

* Hwang Ho-dong *

Hwang Kyo-ahn Hwang Kyo-ahn (; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as the acting president of South Korea from 2016 to 2017 and as the prime minister of South Korea from 2015 to 2017. Hwang served as minister of justi ...

Hwang Sok-yong Hwang Sok-yong (born January 4, 1943) is a South Korean novelist. Biography Hwang was born in Xinjing (today Changchun), Manchukuo, during the period of Japanese rule. His family returned to Korea after liberation in 1945. He later obtai ...

* Hwang Woo-yea * Hwang Woo-suk * Hwang Hyunjin

References

Clans based in South Gyeongsang Province

Origins

Notable clan members

See also

References