| Kim Pohyŏn | |
| Birth Date: | 1871 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mangyongdae, Joseon |
| Death Place: | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Burial Place: | Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery |
| Nationality: | Korean |
| Spouse: | Yi Poik |
| Children: | Kim Hyong-jik Kim Hyŏngnok Kim Hyong-gwon Kim Gu-il Kim Hyong-sil Kim Hyong-bok |
| Father: | Kim Ŭngu |
| Mother: | Lady Lee (North Korea) |
| Relations: | Kim family |
| Context: | north |
| Hangul: | 김보현 |
| Hanja: | 金輔鉉 |
| Rr: | Gim Bohyeon |
| Mr: | Kim Pohyŏn |
Kim Pohyŏn (; 3 October 1871 – 2 September 1955) was a farmer from South Pyongan Province. He was the paternal grandfather of the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, the great-grandfather of Kim Jong Il, and great-great-grandfather of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.
He is buried in the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery in North Korea.
Kim Pohyŏn was born on 3 October 1871 as the only son to Mangyongdae farmer Kim Ŭngu (17 June 1848 – 4 October 1878).[1] Kim Ŭngu died at the age of thirty, one day after Kim Pohyŏn's seventh birthday. Without his father, Kim went to live with his uncle.
In his twenties, Pohyŏn married a girl named Yi Poik, who was five years younger than Kim. Together, they had three sons and three daughters, the most well known of the offspring being Kim Hyong-jik.[2] [3] To feed his six offspring, Kim was said to have woken up at early dawn and went around the village to collect manure, while at night, he was said to twist straw ropes, make straw sandals and plait straw mats by lamplight.[4]
Kim Il Sung claimed his ancestors, including his grandfather Kim Pohyŏn and great-grandfather Kim Ŭngu, were involved in the General Sherman incident, despite the fact that Kim Pohyŏn was not born until five years later.[5] The account, undisputed in North Korea, has been questioned by independent scholars abroad.[6] From September 16, 1948, to October 1, 1949, he served as the Deputy Head of the High Special Advisor to the Agricultural Department of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. After officially retiring from his position on October 1, 1949, he died at the age of 83 in 1955.
Kim Pohyŏn and Yi Poik were likened as "patriots" by the Editorial Committee for the Short Biography of Kim Il Sung.[7]
A statue in his honor stands at the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery.[8]
In 1947, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea established an agricultural college named in his honor.[9]
On 19 August 2013, wreaths were sent by various North Korean organizations to the tombs of Kim Pohyŏn and Yi Poik.[10]