Chungju Choe clan

Korean clan from North Chungcheong Province

Chungju Choe clan

Country| Korea
Current region| Chungju
Founder| Choe Seung [ja]

Chungju Choe clan (Korean: 충주 최씨; Hanja: 忠州 崔氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Chungju Choe clan’s member was 13466. Their founder was Choe Seung [ja] in Tang dynasty. Because Silla had a crop failure in 846, robbers was widespread throughout the country. In response to Emperor Wuzong of Tang’s order, Choe Seung [ja] was dispatched to Silla as an armed commander (Hanja: 兵馬使). After that, Choe Seung [ja] was appointed as general. Then, Choe Seung [ja] was appointed as Yinqing Guanglu Daifu (Hanja: 銀青光祿大夫) because made some achievements when he suppressed revolts. Choe Seung [ja]’s descendant founded Chungju Choe clan and made Chungju their Bon-gwan.[1][2]

## See also

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* Korean clan names of foreign origin

## References

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1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 충주최씨 忠州崔氏. Academy of Korean Studies.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ 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: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.

## External links

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

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