Andong Jang clan

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 [ja] who was the head of a powerful clan during 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
Country	Korea
Current region	Andong
Founder	Chang Chŏng-p'il [ja]
Connected members	Jang Gye-hyang Chang Kee-ryo Chang Chun-ha
Website	http://www.andongjangc.com/

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Deuchler, Martina (11 May 2020). Under the Ancestors' Eyes: Kinship, Status, and Locality in Premodern Korea. BRILL. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-68417-553-6. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
2. Doosan Encyclopedia 안동 장씨 安東張氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
3. 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 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.p18

External links

• Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.