Haengju Ki clan () is a
Korean clan
Korean clans are groups of Korean people that share the same paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name.
Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name. The ''bongwan' ...
. Their
Bon-gwan
Korean clans are groups of Koreans, Korean people that share the same Patrilineality, paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name.
Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same fam ...
is in
Goyang
Goyang (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's Satellite city, satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, w ...
,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
. According to the 2015 South Korean census, the population of the Haengju Ki clan was 27,379. Their founder was who was a descendant of
Jun of Gojoseon
Jun was the last king of Gija Joseon. He was succeeded by Wiman of Gojoseon, Wiman (Wei Man), whose usurpation of the throne began the dynasty of Wiman Joseon of Gojoseon.
Overthrowing and exile into Mahan
Wiman entered Gojoseon as a refugee, ...
, the last king of
Gija Joseon
Gija Joseon (1120–194 BC) was a dynasty of Gojoseon allegedly founded by the sage Jizi (Gija), a member of the Shang (Yin) dynasty royal house.
Understanding before 20th century Chinese records
Chinese records before the Qin dynasty descr ...
. Usŏng was the eldest son of Hun who was the 7th descendant of Jun. Usŏng's two younger brothers, U-ryang and U-pyŏng, became the progenitors of the Han and Sunwoo families respectively. Ki Usŏng was
Gija’s 48th generation descendant.
See also
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Korean clan names of foreign origin
Korean clans of foreign origin () refers to Korean clans (also "''bon-gwan''") that claim descent from a progenitor of foreign origin, based on genealogical records.
Authenticity
The ancestral origins of many Korean clans of foreign origin cannot ...
References
External links
* {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher=
Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (). ...
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Gija Joseon
Korean clans of Chinese origin