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    The Munhwa Yoo clan (Korean: 문화 유씨; Hanja: 文化 柳氏), also known as the Munhwa Ryu clan (Korean: 문화 류씨), is a Korean clan.


    Background


    In the 2015 South Korean census, 237,314 individuals identified themselves as part of the Munhwa Yoo clan, and 90,313 individuals identified themselves as members of the Munhwa Ryu clan, with a combined total of 327,627 members.
    Yu Ch'a-dal, the founder of Munhwa Yu Clan, was born in Yuju (儒州=文化縣), Hwanghae-do in North Korea. He was received the title of Daeseung (大丞) as a merit subject at the founding of Goryeo dynasty in the beginning of the 10th century. He supported Wang Kŏn by supplying Wang's armies with military carts.
    The Munhwa Yoo clan has been referred to as one of the 4 great families during the Korea Dynasty and the 8 noble families during the Joseon Dynasty. Moreover, the family history books of the Munhwa Yu clan, Youngrakbo (永樂譜, 1423) and Gajeongbo (嘉靖譜, 1562), inaugurated a new standard of the genealogical records with the Andong Kwon (安東 權) Clan Seonghwa (成化譜, 1476) etc. in Korean gentries. Those are widely known as world-class literatures on genealogy research, regardless of East and West.


    Members


    Yu Ch'a-dal, founder
    Princess Munseong
    Grand Princess Consort Munhwa
    Yu Deuk-gong, Joseon scholar-official and historian
    Yu Gwan-sun, March 1st Movement / Korean Independence Activist
    Yu Chin-san, South Korean politician
    Yoo Jae-geon, South Korean politician
    Yoo Juhyun, South Korean novelist
    Lew Byong-hion, South Korean general
    Yu Hyeong-won, Joseon scholar-official


    See also


    Yoo (Korean name)


    Note




    References




    External links


    (in Korean) Official website

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