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Yoyang Ja clan

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Yoyang Ja clan
CountryKorea
Current regionLiaoyang
FounderJa Ho sang [ja]
Connected membersJa Song-nam

Yoyang Ja clan (Korean요양 자씨; Hanja遼陽 慈氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Liaoyang, Liaoning, China. According to the research in 2000, the number of Yoyang Ja clan was 85. Their founder was Ja Ho sang [ja] who was from Jingzhou in China. Ja Ho sang [ja] died in the war against Mongolia in 1557. Ja Hong seon (Hanja: 慈弘善), a son of Ja Ho sang [ja], immigrated to Liaoyang. Then, Ja Hong seon (Hanja: 慈弘善) immigrated to Kilju County with his sons named Ja Gyeong bo (Hanja: 慈慶輔), Ja Sun jik (Hanja: 慈順直), Ja Sun hui (Hanja: 慈順熙), and Ja Gyeong jo (Hanja: 慈慶祖) in order to avoid conflicts. Finally, Ja Hong seon (Hanja: 慈弘善) founded Yoyang Ja clan and made Liaoyang their Bon-gwan where he used to live.[1]

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  • Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.