Uiryeong Ok clan (Korean의령 옥씨; Hanja宜寧 玉氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province. Their founder was Ok Jin seo [ja], who was dispatched as one of the Eight Scholars (Hanja: 八學士) from the Tang dynasty to Goguryeo.[1][2]

Uiryeong Ok clan
CountryKorea
Current regionUiryeong County
FounderOk Jin seo [ja]
Connected membersOk So-ri
Ock Joo-hyun
Ok Taec-yeon

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 의령옥씨 宜寧玉氏. 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.
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