Changwon Hwang clan
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CountryKorea
Current regionChangwon
Connected membersHwang In-youp
Hwang Min-hyun
Hwang Hyun-jin
Hwang Ye-ji
Hwang Min-hyun
Hwang Hyun-jin
Hwang Ye-ji
| Changwon Hwang clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Changwon |
| Founder | Hwang Yang chung Hwang Chung jun Hwang Seok gi |
| Connected members | Hwang In-youp Hwang Min-hyun Hwang Hyun-jin Hwang Ye-ji |
| Website | http://www.cwhwang.or.kr/ |
Changwon Hwang clan (Korean: 창원 황씨; Hanja: 昌原 黃氏) is a Korean clan. With its bon-gwan in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, it remains the largest Hwang clan in South Korea.
Hwang Rak (Hanja: 黄洛), a minister in the Han dynasty, began the clan in Korea after being cast ashore on his way to Vietnam in 28 CE and then being naturalized in Silla. Their founder was Hwang Seok gi, Hwang Chung jun and Hwang Yang chung, who were descendants of Hwang Rak.[1][2]