Origins
The earliest records of the name Kuang shows that the clan originated from central China, in what is not the modern day province of Henan. To this day the there are still a few families of Kuangs living in Henan, China. Many Kuangs live in what is now Xiangcheng City, Henan.
Since the Han Dynasty the Kuang family had a prominent role in the Han aristocracy. Several high generals and commissioners were from the Kuang clan, the last recorded Kuang aristocracy was of the Ming Dynasty.
Since the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the start of an era of political unrest, during the Three Kingdoms period in 220 CE, several members of the Kuang clan migrated south in pursuit of a brighter future for their descendants in more fertile and peaceful lands.
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