| Gokbu Gong clan | |
| Country: | Korea (contemporary) China (ancestral) |
| Region: | East and Southeast Asia |
| Origin: | Qufu, Shandong, China |
| Founder: | Confucius Kong Shao (Middle Founder) |
| Members: | 74,135 (South Korea, 2000 census) |
| Connected Members: | Gong Deok-gwi Gong Sung-jin Gong Hyung-jin Gong Ji-young Gong Yoo Gong Hyo-jin Gong Hyun-joo Gongchan Minzy (Gong Min-ji) |
The Gokbu Gong clan is one of the Korean clans originally from China. Their Bon-gwan are in Qufu, Shandong in China, which was also Confucius's birthplace.[1] [2] Qufu is known as Gokbu in Korean. According to the South Korean 2000 census, the number of individuals identifying with the Gokbu Gong clan was 74,135. The apical ancestor of the clan was Confucius.
In 1351, Kong Shao (孔紹, 1304-1381; known as 공소 [Gong So] in Korean), claimed to be one of the Duke Yansheng Kong Huan's (孔浣, 53rd generation descendant of Confucius) sons, and was naturalized in Goryeo as a fatherly master of Princess Noguk, who married an ordinary civilian, which was planned by Gongmin of Goryeo at the Yuan dynasty's Hanlin Academy. Kong Shao became a Menxia Shilang and was granted lands in the Changwon area. He subsequently became a middle founder of the Gokbu Gong clan.[1]
As of 2009, the 5th edition of the Kong Family Tree (孔子世家譜) recorded the genealogy of Gokbu Gong clan, called Goryeo branch . The Goryeo branch is listed in the last two out of 80 volumes of the Kong Family Tree, and it is the only recorded foreign branch of Kong family.[3] [4]
– – – – – – - The dashed lines denote the adoptions