경주 최씨 최
Gyeongju Choi
976,820
Population
경상북도 경주시
Region
최치원 (崔致遠)
Founder
History
The Gyeongju Choi clan honors Choe Chi-won as its most prominent ancestor, a renowned Silla scholar who passed the Tang Chinese civil service exam at age 18. He is revered as one of Korea's greatest classical scholars and poets.