Dugu (surname)

Dugu (獨孤) is an extremely rare Chinese compound surname of Xianbei/Xiongnu origin. There is also a small Korean population (Namwon Dokgo clan) with this surname (pronounced Dokgo or Dokko (독고) in Korean) in North Korea, mainly in Ryongchon County and Uiju County near the Chinese border. During the 6th century the Dugus were a powerful aristocratic family based in northwest China. They are best remembered today by the Dugu sisters, whose marriages linked the imperial families of 3 successive dynasties — the Northern Zhou (557–581), Sui (581–618), and Tang (618–907).

Dugu (surname)

Dugu (獨孤) is an extremely rare Chinese compound surname of Xianbei/Xiongnu origin. There is also a small Korean population (Namwon Dokgo clan) with this surname (pronounced Dokgo or Dokko (독고) in Korean) in North Korea, mainly in Ryongchon County and Uiju County near the Chinese border. During the 6th century the Dugus were a powerful aristocratic family based in northwest China. They are best remembered today by the Dugu sisters, whose marriages linked the imperial families of 3 successive dynasties — the Northern Zhou (557–581), Sui (581–618), and Tang (618–907).