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Miryang Dang clan

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Miryang Dang clan
CountryKorea
Current regionMiryang
FounderTang Seong [zh]

The Miryang Dang clan (Korean밀양 당씨; Hanja密陽 唐氏) is a Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the census held in 2000, there were 1013 members of the Miryang Dang clan. Their founder was Dang Seong [zh] who was naturalized in Goryeo to avoid confliction in the end of Yuan dynasty. He was from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. He was in charge of diplomacy as Gongjo (Hanja: 工曹). Then, he was appointed as Gongsin (Hanja: 功臣). After that, he worked as Minister of War (Hanja: 嘉善大夫) and mayor of Kyan (Hanja: 恭安府尹). He also got territory named Miryang. Finally, his descendant founded Miryang Dang clan and made their Bon-gwan Miryang.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 밀양당씨 密陽唐氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. ^ 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: 20 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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