Sanggok Ma clan
| Sanggok Ma clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Chengde |
| Founder | Ma Gui |
The Sanggok Ma clan (Korean: 상곡 마씨; Hanja: 上谷 麻氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Chengde, China. According to the census held in 2015, the number of Sanggok Ma clan clan was 232. Their founder was Ma Gui who worked as general in Ming dynasty. He was dispatched as a member of troop during Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98). He found Sanggok Ma clan because Ma Sun sang (Hanja: 麻舜裳), his great-grandchild, naturalized in Korea.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 상곡마씨 上谷麻氏. Academy of Korean Studies.[permanent dead link]