Changwon Hwang clan

Changwon Hwang clan
Changwon Hwang clan
Country	Korea
Current region	Changwon
Founder	Hwang Yang chung [ja]; Hwang Chung jun [ja]; Hwang Seok gi [ja]
Connected members	Hwang In-youp; Hwang Min-hyun; Hwang Mi-young; Hwang Ye-ji (Itzy)
Website	http://www.cwhwang.or.kr/

Changwon Hwang clan (Korean: 창원 황씨; Hanja: 昌あきら原げん黃き氏し) 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 (Hanja: 黄き洛らく), 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 founder was Hwang Seok gi [ja], Hwang Chung jun [ja] and Hwang Yang chung [ja], who were descendants of Hwang Rak.^[1]^[2]