Korean clan from North Gyeongsang Province
Goseong Nam clan (Korean: 고성 남씨; Hanja: 固城 南氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Yeongyang County, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Goseong Nam clan was 10801. Their founder was Nam Gwang bo [ja]. Nam Gwang bo [ja] was a 3rd son of Nam Jin yong (Hanja: 南鎭勇). Nam Jin yong (Hanja: 南鎭勇) was a 7th descendant of Nam Min [ja] who was a civil servant in Tang dynasty. Nam Min [ja] was dispatched to Japan as an embassy but he had a shipwreck during the trip and then was naturalized in Silla.[1]
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