Deoksu Jang clan
덕수 장씨
CountryKorea
Current regionKaepung County
FounderJang Sun ryong
Connected membersQueen Inseon

The Deoksu Jang clan (Korean: 덕수 장씨; Hanja: 德水 張氏) is one of the bon-gwan or Korean clans from Kaepung County, North Hwanghae Province.The clan was founded by Jang Sun Ryong, an Arab-Uiguric Muslim civil servant who served in the Goryeo court.

According to the research held in 2015, the clan has 24,185 members.

Origin

Jang Sun Ryong entered Goryeo as a fatherly master of Princess Jeguk, daughter of Kublai Khan, who was married off to Chungnyeol of Goryeo.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 장순룡 張舜龍. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. 伊藤英人. 朝鮮半島における言語接触. 東京外国語大学語学研究所論集、第18号.p72
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