Hayang Heo clan

Hayang Heo clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGyeongsan
FounderHeo Kang-an

Hayang Heo clan (Korean: 하양 허씨; Hanja: 河陽 許氏) is the third most populous Heo (often spelled as Hur or Huh) clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Hayang, Gyeongsan city, North Gyeongsang Province. Their founder was Heo Kang-an. He was a descendant of Queen Heo Hwang-ok, who was originally from India. He served as a local governor in Hayang, during the reign of King Hyeonjong of the Goryeo Dynasty and settled there. According to studies in 2015, the number of Hayang Heo clan members was 20,608.

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