Haman Jo clan
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Haman Jo clan | |
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Country | Korea |
Current region | Haman County |
Founder | Jo Jeong |
Connected members | Cho Yoon-sun Cho Hyun-oh Cho Kwang-rae Jo Jung-rae Jo So-ang |
Website | http://www.hamanjo.co.kr/ |
Haman Jo clan (Korean: 함안 조씨; Hanja: 咸安 趙氏) is one of Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Haman County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Haman Jo clan was 282890. Their founder was Jo Jeong who was a chief vassal in Goryeo. He was a descendant of a royal family in Zhao (state). He went to Korea, and contributed to founding Goryeo. He was awarded Gongsin (Hanja: 功臣) and Four-star rank.[1]