Andong Jang clan | |
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Country | Korea |
Current region | Andong |
Founder | Chang Chŏng-p'il |
Connected members |
Jang Gye-hyang Chang Kee-ryo Chang Chun-ha |
Website | http://www.andongjangc.com/ |
The Andong Jang clan ( Korean: 안동 장씨; Hanja: 安東 張氏) is a Korean clan with a bon-gwan located in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the census held in 2015, the population of the Andong Jang clan was 39,939. Their founder was Chang Chŏng-p'il who was the head of a powerful clan duirng the Later Three Kingdoms period. Chang Chŏng-p'il was one of the three merit subjects from Andong, along with Kim Sŏn-p'yŏng ( Hanja: 金宣平) and Kwŏn Haeng ( Hanja: 權幸), when Taejo of Goryeo fought Kyŏn Hwŏn of Later Baekje at the Battle of Pyeongsan. [1] Chang Chŏng-p'il's ancestor was a Chinese who moved in Korea during the end of Silla. [2] [3]
Andong Jang clan | |
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Country | Korea |
Current region | Andong |
Founder | Chang Chŏng-p'il |
Connected members |
Jang Gye-hyang Chang Kee-ryo Chang Chun-ha |
Website | http://www.andongjangc.com/ |
The Andong Jang clan ( Korean: 안동 장씨; Hanja: 安東 張氏) is a Korean clan with a bon-gwan located in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the census held in 2015, the population of the Andong Jang clan was 39,939. Their founder was Chang Chŏng-p'il who was the head of a powerful clan duirng the Later Three Kingdoms period. Chang Chŏng-p'il was one of the three merit subjects from Andong, along with Kim Sŏn-p'yŏng ( Hanja: 金宣平) and Kwŏn Haeng ( Hanja: 權幸), when Taejo of Goryeo fought Kyŏn Hwŏn of Later Baekje at the Battle of Pyeongsan. [1] Chang Chŏng-p'il's ancestor was a Chinese who moved in Korea during the end of Silla. [2] [3]