Chogye Joo clan

Korean clan from South Gyeongsang Province

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Chogye Joo clan

Country| Korea
Current region| Hapcheon County
Founder| Joo Hwang [ja]

Chogye Joo clan (Korean: 초계 주씨; Hanja: 草溪 周氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Chogye Joo clan was 6665. Their founder was Joo Hwang [ja] who was a Hanlin Academy in Tang dynasty. He was naturalized in Silla during 11 th year of Hyogong of Silla’s reign. Neungju Joo clan, Sangju Joo clan, Cheonan Joo clan, Chorwon Joo clan, and Chogye Joo clan were all sorted as the same kind of clan which were divided from Joo Yi [ja] who was naturalized in Silla from Tang dynasty.[1][2]

## See also

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* Korean clan names of foreign origin

## References

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1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 초계주씨 草溪周氏. Academy of Korean Studies. Archived from the original on 2016-08-31.
2. ^ 金相勲「韓国人の起源に関する中高生の意識と『国史』教科書との関係 Archived 2018-10-05 at the Wayback Machine」『Yamagata University 歴史・地理・人類学論集、第13号』2012、p45

## External links

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