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Dongbok O clan

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Dongbok O clan
CountryKorea
Current regionHwasun County
FounderO Hyeon jwa [ja]
Connected membersOh Kwang-rok
Websitehttp://www.dongbokoh.net/

Dongbok O clan (Korean동복 오씨; Hanja同福 吳氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Dongbok O clan was 72394. Their founder was (Korean오현좌; Hanja呉賢佐). He was appointed as the governor of Dongbok County, which was renamed Hwansun in later era, during the King Gojong of Goryeo's reign in Goryeo dynasty and began Dongbok O clan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "동북 오씨". Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture by the Academy of Korean Studies.