Munhwa Yoo clan

Korean clan from Hwanghae Province

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Munhwa Yoo clan

Munhwa Ryu clan

Country| Korea
Current region| Sinchon County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Founder| Yu Ch'a-dal
Website| moonhwaryu.co.kr

The Munhwa Yoo clan (Korean: 문화 유씨; Hanja: 文化 柳氏), also known as the Munhwa Ryu clan (Korean: 문화 류씨)[a], is a Korean clan.

## Background

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In the 2015 South Korean census, 237,314 individuals identified themselves as part of the Munhwa Yoo clan, and 90,313 individuals identified themselves as members of the Munhwa Ryu clan, with a combined total of 327,627 members.[1]

Yu Ch'a-dal, the founder of Munhwa Yu Clan, was born in Yuju (儒州=文化縣), Hwanghae-do in North Korea. He was received the title of Daeseung (大丞) as a merit subject at the founding of Goryeo dynasty in the beginning of the 10th century.[2] He supported Wang Kŏn by supplying Wang's armies with military carts.[3]

The Munhwa Yoo clan has been referred to as one of the 4 great families during the Korea Dynasty and the 8 noble families during the Joseon Dynasty. Moreover, the family history books of the Munhwa Yu clan, Youngrakbo (永樂譜, 1423) and Gajeongbo (嘉靖譜, 1562), inaugurated a new standard of the genealogical records with the Andong Kwon (安東 權) Clan Seonghwa (成化譜, 1476) etc. in Korean gentries. Those are widely known as world-class literatures on genealogy research, regardless of East and West.

## Members

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* Yu Ch'a-dal, founder
* Princess Munseong
* Grand Princess Consort Munhwa
* Yu Deuk-gong, Joseon scholar-official and historian[2]
* Yu Gwan-sun, March 1st Movement / Korean Independence Activist
* Yu Chin-san, South Korean politician[2]
* Yoo Jae-geon, South Korean politician[4]
* Yoo Juhyun, South Korean novelist[5]
* Lew Byong-hion, South Korean general[6]
* Yu Hyeong-won, Joseon scholar-official[6]

## See also

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* Yoo (Korean name)

## Note

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1. ^ The character 柳 can be read as both Yoo or Ryu.

## References

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1. ^ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. ^ a b c "(50)문화 유씨". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 28 January 1983. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
3. ^ Pak, Chega (2019). A Korean scholar's rude awakening in Qing China: Pak Chega's discourse on northern learning. Translated by Choi, Byonghyon; Kye, Seung B.; Atkinson, Timothy V. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. p. 139\. ISBN 978-0824877934.
4. ^ "유재건(柳在乾)". Republic of Korean Parliamentarian Society (in Korean). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
5. ^ 신, 동욱. "유주현 (柳周鉉)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
6. ^ a b 정, 복규 (7 August 2014). "(28)문화 류씨(文化柳氏)-284,083명". Seoul Economy News (in Korean). Retrieved 3 April 2024.

## External links

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* (in Korean) Official website