Yangcheon Heo clan

Yangcheon Heo clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGangseo District, Seoul
FounderHŏ Sŏnmun
Connected membersKim Bo-sung
Huh Gak
Hur Kyoung-min
Hŏ Kyun
Heo Nanseolheon
Heo Mok
Huh Young-man
Hur Jae
Hŏ Chŏk
Huh Jung-moo
Heo Jun
Heo Seung
Hur Woong
Websitehttp://www.heo.or.kr

Yangcheon Heo clan (Korean: 양천 허씨; Hanja: 陽川 許氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their bon-gwan was in Gangseo District, Seoul. According to the 2015 Korean census, the number of Yangcheon Heo clan is 149,505. Their founder was Hŏ Sŏnmun. He was the descendant of Heo Hwang-ok,[1] the wife of Suro, first king of the Geumgwan Gaya. Hŏ Sŏnmun had assisted Taejo of Goryeo in his defeat of Kyŏn Hwŏn by offering resources.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Books, L. L. C. (June 2010). Heo Clans: Gimhae Heo Clan, Yangcheon Heo Clan, Heo Hwang-Ok, Heo Jun, Heo Gyun, Heo Nanseolheon. General Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-158-65805-3.
  2. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 양천허씨 陽川許氏. Academy of Korean Studies.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.