Changwon Hwang clan

Changwon Hwang clan () is a Korean clan. With its bon-gwan in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, it remains the largest Hwang clan in South Korea.

Origins Hwang Rak (), a minister in the Han dynasty, began the clan in Korea after being cast ashore on his way to Vietnam in 28 CE and then being naturalized in Silla. Their founders was , and , who were descendants of Hwang Rak.

Notable clan members Hwang In-youp Hwang Hyun-jin Hwang Ye-ji Hwang Mi-young Hwang Min-hyun Hwang Ho-dong Hwang Kyo-ahn Hwang Sok-yong Hwang Woo-yea Hwang Woo-suk

See also Foreign clans in Korean

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