| Suncheon Do clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Suncheon |
| Founder | Do Gu won [ja] |
Suncheon Do clan (Korean: 순천 도씨; Hanja: 順天 陶氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Suncheon Do clan's member was 829. Do clan was a clan came from Taotang (Hanja: 陶唐) in China. Their founder was Do Gu won [ja] who worked as a Jinshi (Hanja: 進士) in Yuan dynasty and entered Goryeo as a fatherly master of Princess Jeguk who had a marriage to an ordinary person planned by Chungnyeol of Goryeo in Goryeo. Then, Do Gu won [ja] was settled in Suncheon and founded Suncheon Do clan.
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 순천도씨 順天陶氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- Jin Guanglin (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 21 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.