Pang clan of Kaesong
# Pang clan of Kaesong

Pang clan of Kaesong (Korean: 개성 방씨; Hanja: 開城龐氏) is one of the Korean clans. According to the research held in 2015, the number of the Pang clan of Kaesong was 851. Their founder was Pang Du-hyeon [ja] who was a descendant of Pang I wei. Pang I wei was a general during the Zhou dynasty during the King Xian of Zhou’s reign. Pang Du-hyeon [ja] entered Goryeo as one of the Hanlin Academy when he worked as the government post named zhong shu she ren (simplified Chinese: 中书舍人; traditional Chinese: 中書舍人; pinyin: zhōng shū shè rén) in 1351. At that time, Queen Noguk had a marriage to an ordinary person planned by Gongmin of Goryeo.

