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Ganghwa Man clan

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Ganghwa Man clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGanghwa County
FounderMan Se deok [ja]
Connected membersManjeok

Ganghwa Man clan (Korean강화 만씨; Hanja江華 萬氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Ganghwa County, Incheon. According to the research held in 1985, the number of Ganghwa Man clan’s member was 282. Their founder was Man Se deok [ja] who worked as envoy in Ming dynasty. He was sent troops to Joseon as reinforcements from Ming dynasty during Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98). His ancestor was Wan Xiu (Hanja: 萬脩) who was one of the Yuntai 28 generals in Han dynasty during Emperor Ming of Han’s reign.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Doosan Encyclopedia 만 萬. Doosan Encyclopedia.
  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: 23 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
  3. ^ "강화 만씨(江華萬氏)". 부천족보전문도서관. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24.
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