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Jeju Jwa clan

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Jeju Jwa clan
CountryKorea
Current regionJeju Province
FounderJwa Hyeong so [ja]

Jeju Jwa clan (Korean제주 좌씨; Hanja濟州 左氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Jeju Province. According to the research in 2000, the number of Jeju Jwa clan was 3,130. The name of Jwa clan came from Zuo Qiuming (Hanja: 左丘明) who was a politician in Lu, China. Jeju Jwa clan’s founder was Jwa Hyeong so [ja] who was a Cheongwansirang (Hanja: 天官侍郎) in Yuan dynasty. He took his post as government official when Yuan dynasty ruled Goryeo.[1]

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  1. ^ Doosan Encyclopedia 좌 左. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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