Changwon Hwang clan () is a
Korean clan. With its
bon-gwan in
Changwon
Changwon () is the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, on the southeast coast of South Korea. With a population of 1.07 million , Changwon is South Korea's ninth-most populous city.
A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, ...
,
South Gyeongsang Province, it remains the largest
Hwang clan in South Korea.
Origins
Hwang Rak (), a minister in the
Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...
, began the clan in
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republi ...
after being cast ashore on his way to
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
in 28 CE and then being
naturalized in
Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of ...
. Their founder was , and , who were descendants of Hwang Rak.
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Notable clan members
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Hwang Ho-dong
Hwang Ho-dong ( ko, 황호동, born 25 December 1936 - 18 March 2010) was a South Korean heavyweight weightlifter who won silver medals at the 1958, 1966 and 1974 Asian Games. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result ...
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Hwang Kyo-ahn
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Hwang Sok-yong
Hwang Sok-yong (born January 4, 1943) is a South Korean novelist.
Life
Hwang was born in Hsinking (today Changchun), Manchukuo, during the period of Japanese rule. His family returned to Korea after liberation in 1945. He later obtained a ...
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Hwang Woo-yea
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Hwang Woo-suk
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Hwang Mi-young
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Hwang Min-hyun
See also
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Foreign clans in Korean
References
Hwang clans