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Gyeongju Seol clan

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Gyeongju Seol clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGyeongju
FounderSeol Son [ja]
Connected membersSeol Chong

Gyeongju Seol clan (Korean경주 설씨; Hanja慶州 偰氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. As of 2000, the clan had a membership of 3,269 people. Their founder was Seol Son [ja] (died 1360), a descendant of a member of the Seol clan. That clan had an ancestor who was the Uyghur Khaganate's Finance Minister. They were naturalized in Goryeo, so as to not get involved with the Red Turban Rebellion. Their clan's name, "Seol" (), or Xue in Mandarin, originated from the fact that its ancestors lived on the Xueyanhe River (輦河江).[1]

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 경주 설씨 慶州偰氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
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