Hamyang_O_clan

Hamyang O clan

Hamyang O clan

Korean clan from South Gyeongsang Province


Hamyang O clan (Korean: 함양 오씨; Hanja: 咸陽 吳氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Hamyang O clan was 35846. Their founder was O Gwang-hwi (Korean: 오광휘; Hanja: 呉光輝) who became the governor of Hamyang County in Goreyo for defeating the Khitan people.[1][2]

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References

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

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