Pungyang Cho clan
family name
The Pungyang Cho clan (Korean: 풍양 조씨; Hanja: 豐壤 趙氏) is a Korean clan that traces its origin to Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. According to the 2015 Korean census, the clan has 124,262 members.
Origin
Cho Maeng (조맹; 趙孟), who was originally known by the name of Pa-u (바우; lit. 'rock'), was born and raised in Pungyang-hyeon (currently Songneung-ri, Jingeon-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province) and lived as a Taoist hermit in seclusion in a rock cave at the foot of Mt. Cheonmasan.
When Wang Kŏn, who was invading Silla at that time, was defeated by the Silla army in the battle of Yeonghae (now Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang Province), his generals recommended to him Pa-u, who lived in Pungyang-hyeon, as a strategist.
When Wang Kŏn found him, he was 70 years old at the time. From this time on, as he conquered Silla and achieved the unification of the three kingdoms with great ingenuity and bravery, Wang Kŏn, now King Taejo, gave the name Cho Maeng to Pa-u, for his talents.
Cho Maeng was then given the positions of supreme chancellor (문하시중; 門下侍中; munha sijung) and p'yŏngjangsa (평장사; 平章事). It is said that the cave in Mt.
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