The Jeonju Kim clan () is a Korean clan with the
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 ...
based in
Jeonju
Jeonju (, , ) is the capital and List of cities in South Korea, largest city of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many resi ...
. The founder of the clan is considered to be
Kim T'ae-sŏ, a descendant of
King Gyeongsun of Silla. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there are currently 56,989 members of the Jeonju Kim clan.
The current North Korean
Kim dynasty hails from this clan, as
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim ...
is the 34th generation descendant of Kim T'ae-sŏ.
Kim T'ae-sŏ's eldest son,
Kim Yak-sŏn
Kim Yak-sŏn (; ) was a Goryeo official. The son-in-law of Ch'oe U, he was the military ruler's heir apparent until his death.
Biography
Kim Yak-sŏn was the first-born son of Vice-Director of the Chancellery Kim T'ae-sŏ, hailing from the Je ...
, was the son-in-law of
Ch'oe U
Ch'oe U (; 1166 – 10 December 1249), also known as Ch'oe I (), was a military ruler and official during the later Goryeo period, serving in various positions such as Assistant Executive in Political Affairs, the minister of personnel and war, ...
, the military dictator of Goryeo. Kim Yak-sŏn's daughter, later known as
Queen Dowager Sungyeong, became the wife of
King Wonjong, and the mother of
King Chungnyeol
Chungnyeol (3 April 1236 – 30 July 1308), personal name Wang Kŏ, was the 25th king of Korea's Goryeo dynasty from 1274 to 1308. He was the son of Wonjong, his predecessor on the throne. Chungnyeol was king during the Japan of Mongol Invasi ...
. Kim T'ae-so's third son, , became a general who resisted the Mongol invasions, fighting in the
Siege of Kuju
The siege of Kuju () which occurred in 1231 was a decisive Goryeo victory against the Mongol Empire. After the Mongol army crossed the Yalu river, it quickly captured almost all of Goryeo's border defenses. The Mongol army, however, ran into ...
.
See also
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Kim family (North Korea)
The Kim Family, officially the Mount Paektu Bloodline (), named for Paektu Mountain, in the ideological discourse of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and often referred to as the Kim Dynasty after the Cold War's end, is a three-generation li ...
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Kim (Korean surname)
Kim () is the most common Korean name, surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South Korea or 21.5% of the population. Although the surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of differ ...
References
Jeonju Kim clan
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