Miryang No clan

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Miryang No (Korean밀양 노씨; Hanja密陽 魯氏), [a] is one of the Korean clans, with its Bon-gwan related to Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.[2]

Miryang No clan
CountryKorea
Current regionMiryang
FounderLu Zhonglian

Genealogy

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The clan's founder was Lu Zhonglian who belonged to the Qi (state) and is recorded to have been active during the Spring and Autumn period, China.[b] As per Guanglin (2014), "...the Hamyŏl-Namgung clan, T'aean-Kyŏng clan, Ponghwa-Kŭm clan, Miryang-No clan, T'osan-Kung clan, and others are said to descend from followers of Kija. The founders of these five clans were all men of the Koryŏ dynasty."[4]

According to the year 2000 census conducted by the Korean National Statistical Office, the size of the Miryang No clan was 1268.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ The surname "No" is also variously written as "Nho" or "Noh".[1]
  2. ^ In the Records of the Grand Historian, (Shiji), written by the Han dynasty historian Sima Qian, chapter 83 in the section on biographies – titled Liezhuan – is dedicated to describe the life of Zhonglian.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zwetsloot, Jacco (12 April 2009). "Everything you ever wanted to know about Korean surnames". Korea.net. Korean Culture and Information Service. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  2. ^ a b Academy of Korean Studies 밀양노씨 密陽魯氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  3. ^ Shiji 史記 "Biography of Lu Zhonglian" (Lu Zhonglian zhuan 魯仲連傳): 周烈王崩 齊後往 周怒赴於齊曰 天崩 地坼 天子下度 東蕃之臣 因齊後至 則斮
  4. ^ Jin Guanglin (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5, Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia. p. 17.
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