Taein Gyeong clan (Korean태인 경씨; Hanja泰仁 景氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province. There are 3603 members of this clan. Their founder was Gyeong Yeo song [ja], an aristocrat in the Shang dynasty. When Gyeong Yeo song unified Korea and founded Gija Joseon with Gija, he taught etiquette, agriculture, rice farming, sericulture, weaving and government systems to Koreans.[1][2]

Taein Gyeong clan
The legendary sage, Gija
CountryKorea
Current regionJeongeup
FounderGyeong Yeo song [ja]
Connected membersKyung Soo-jin
Kyung Sung-hwan

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 태인경씨 泰仁景氏. Academy of Korean Studies.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 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: 17 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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