Gwangsan Kim clan explained

Gwangsan Kim clan
Country:	North and South Korea
Region:	Gwangju
Founder:	Kim Hŭng-gwang

The Gwangsan Kim clan is a Korean clan with its bon-gwan located in Gwangsan, present-day Gwangju.^[1]

The members of the Gwangsan Kim clan are the descendants of Kim Hŭng-gwang, the third son of King Sinmu of Silla, the 45th monarch of the Silla.

The family has produced eminent Neo-Confucian scholars during the Joseon Dynasty, including Kim Jang-saeng, Kim Jip, and Kim Man-jung.

Joseon Dynasty

• Princess Consort Suseong (수성군부인 김씨) (1395 - 1456); former crown princess of Joseon and wife of Grand Prince Yangnyeong.
• Kim Jang-saeng (Korean: 김장생; Hanja: 金長生; July 8, 1548 – August 3, 1631); Neo-Confucian scholar, politician.
• Queen Ingyeong (인경왕후 김씨; 25 October 1661 – 16 December 1680); queen consort of Joseon, wife of King Sukjong
• Kim Jip (Korean: 김집; Hanja: 金集; 1574–1656); Kim Jang-saeng's son and a Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar, politician.
• Kim Man-jung (Korean: 김만중; Hanja: 金萬重; 6 March 1637 – 14 June 1692); was a Korean novelist and politician.

Known descendants

• Maria Kim (1891–1944), Korean independence activist^[2]
• Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922–2009), South Korean cardinal^[3]
• Kim Yong-san (1922–2011), South Korean businessman
• Kim Chunsu (1922–2004), South Korean poet^{[4] [5]}
• Kim Yong Sop (1936–2020), South Korean historian^[6]
• Kim Woo-choong (1936–2019), South Korean businessman, founder and chairman of Daewoo Group
• Kim Yong-gun (born 1946), South Korean actor
• Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (born 1947), South Korean Roman Catholic bishop^[7]
• Kim Jang-soo (born 1948), South Korean general and politician, Minister of Defence (2006–2008)
• Kim Yong-ok (born 1948), art name Do-ol, South Korean academic
• Kim Hwang-sik (born 1948), South Korean politician, 37th Prime Minister of South Korea
• Kim Kap-soo (born 1957), South Korean actor
• Kim Eung-soo (born 1961), South Korean actor^[8]
• Kim Seon-dong (born 1963), South Korean politician, Member of the National Assembly ^[9]
• Kim Sang-joong (born 1965), South Korean actor^[10]
• Kim Soo-ro (born 1970), South Korean actor^[11]
• Kim Taek-soo (born 1970), South Korean table tennis player
• Suki Kim (born 1970), Korean-American journalist and writer^[12]
• Kim Myung-min (born 1972), South Korean actor
• Kim Tae-ho (born 1975), South Korean television director
• Kim Yoo-jin (born 1981), also known as Eugene, South Korean actress and singer, member of S.E.S.
• Kim Tae-pyung (born 1982), stage name Hyun Bin, South Korean actor
• Kim Ah-joong (born 1982), South Korean actress
• Paul Kim (born 1988), South Korean singer-songwriter^[13]
• Kim Yu-jin (born 1988), also known as Uee, South Korean actress and former member of girl group After School^[14]
• Kim Yong-sun (born 1991), also known as Solar, South Korean singer and member of girl group Mamamoo
• Kim Seok-jin (born 1992), also known as Jin, South Korean singer and member of boy band BTS^[15]
• Kim Tae-hyung (born 1995), also known as V, South Korean singer and member of boy band BTS

See also

• Kim Jang-saeng
• Kim Jip
• Queen Ingyeong
• Kim Man-jung
• Kim Ik-hun

References

1. Web site: 광산김씨(光山金氏) - 한국향토문화전자대전 . Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture.
2. Web site: "임시의정원 첫 女의원 김마리아 동상을 국회에 세우자" . . 28 February 2023 . ko . 27 February 2023.
3. News: 광산김씨 . 15 October 2020 . . 3 July 1982 . ko.
4. Web site: [김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서] 광산김씨 ]. . 24 May 2021 . ko . 2011-06-21.
5. Web site: 대한민국헌정회 . rokps.or.kr . 9 June 2021.
6. Kim . Nuri . Between Family, Nation, and Scholarship: Negotiating Ancestral Origins in Post-1945 South Korea . Journal of Family History . January 2024 . 49 . 1 . 60–74 . 10.1177/03631990231183666 . 10 April 2024 . en . 0363-1990.
7. Web site: 이 . 경엽 . 스카이데일리, 김수환 추기경 가문, 왕건의 개국공신 명문가 . Sky eDaily . 10 April 2024 . ko.
8. Web site: 김응수 "하정우, 같은 ‘광산 김가’→족보상 손자뻘" 영화 ‘피랍’ 적극 홍보까지 (‘라스’) . . 23 June 2023 . ko . 3 May 2023.
9. Web site: Republic of Korea Parliamentarian Society . rokps.or.kr . 4 July 2023.
10. News: 김지민 . '개과천선' 김상중 "김명민에게 연기 지적, 기억 안 나" . 18 December 2022 . www.metroseoul.co.kr . ko.
11. News: 조윤선 . '1대 100' 마마무 솔라 "김수로와 먼 친척, 조카뻘이다" . 15 October 2020 . . ko.
12. Book: Kim . Suki . Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among The Sons Of North Korea's Elite . 2014 . Crown . New York . 9780307720658 . 47–50 . First.
13. Web site: 폴킴, 사석에서 만난 방탄소년단 "뷔와 본명 같아" . . 10 June 2021 . ko . 2019-01-31.
14. Web site: 차 . 윤주. 2019-03-18. ‘하나뿐인 내편’ 김승현 부자 깜짝 출연, 인증샷 "유이도 광산 김씨". 2021-04-10. Maeil Broadcasting Network. ko.
15. Web site: '살림남2' 김승현 고모 "방탄소년단 뷔X진과 같은 혈통"[결정적장면]]. Nate. 7 March 2019.

External links

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