Hongcheon Pi clan

Korean clan from Gangwon Province

Hongcheon Pi clan

Country| Korea
Current region| Hongcheon County
Founder| Pi Wi jong [ja]
Connected members| Pi Chun-deuk

Hongcheon Pi clan (Korean: 홍천 피씨; Hanja: 洪川 皮氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. According to the research in 2000, the number of Hongcheon Pi clan was 1143. Their founder was Pi Wi jong [ja]. He was a Jinwu Guard Commander (Hanja: 金吾後衛指揮) in Yuan dynasty. He was dispatched as a special envoy during Chungnyeol of Goryeo’s reign in Goryeo. After that, he was naturalized and began Hongcheon Pi clan because Pi In seon (Hanja: 皮寅善), a eldest brother of Pi Wi jong [ja], was chosen as Prince of Hongcheon (Hanja: 洪川君).[1]

## See also[edit]

* Korean clan names of foreign origin

## References[edit]

1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 홍천피씨 洪川皮氏. Academy of Korean Studies.

## External links[edit]

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