도강 김씨(道康 金氏) — A Kim clan whose seat Dogang is the old name of Gangjin, South Jeolla, said to descend from Kim Hui-jo, who served as Chief State Councillor under King Myeongjong of Goryeo and was made Count of Dogang.
A Kim clan whose seat Dogang is the old name of Gangjin, South Jeolla, said to descend from Kim Hui-jo, who served as Chief State Councillor under King Myeongjong of Goryeo and was made Count of Dogang. In the 2015 Census the 도강 김씨 clan numbered about 37,666 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 김, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 도강) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Dongjeong-gong-pa, Sijik-gong-pa, Byeongsa-gong-pa, Jeongongjosa-gong-pa
The Dongjeong-gong branch descends from Kim Won-gyeong (金原卿), counted as the 7th generation of the Dogang Kim clan. It is described as the most populous and prosperous branch, scattered around Jeonju and Jeongeup in Jeonbuk.
The Sijik-gong branch descends from Kim Eul-gyeong (金乙卿), also counted as 7th generation. Its members are said to have lived at Seokcheon village in Seokmun-ri, Doam-myeon, Gangjin, and in Hamgyeong Province.
The Byeongsa-gong branch descends from Kim Eul-sang (金乙祥), counted as 9th generation. Its members are said to have lived mainly in South Pyongan Province.
The Jeongongjosa-gong branch descends from Kim Il (金鎰), counted as 10th generation. Its members are described as living in Gangjin and elsewhere in South Jeolla.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
Kim Hui-jo(founder), Kim Gae-nam(Donghak Peasant Revolution leader), Kim Do-eon(merit subject), Kim Yeong-sang(patriot), Kim Won-gi(National Assembly Speaker)
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The founder of the Dogang Kim clan (道康 金氏) is Kim Hui-jo (金希祖, 1124-1199). Under King Myeongjong of Goryeo he is said to have served as Minister of Military Affairs and then Chief State Councillor, and to have been made Count of Dogang. He is described as a descendant of King Gyeongsun of Silla, in some sources as a seventh-generation descendant of Kim Bu. The seat 'Dogang' is the old name of present-day Gangjin, South Jeolla: Yangmu-gun was renamed Dogang in 940 and merged with Tamjin in 1417 to become Gangjin.
The Jeungbo Munheon Bigo, however, records the founder as the late-Goryeo examination graduate Kim Ja-ang and treats Dogang Kim as another name for the Gangjin Kim, so sources differ on the founder and lineage.
The 2015 census counted 37,666 people, including 31,496 under Dogang and 4,845 under Gangjin. Jeonju, Jeongeup and Gimje in Jeonbuk, Gangjin and Jangseong in Jeonnam, and Jindo are cited as typical settlements.
Generation names follow the five-elements mutual-generation rule; since the generation of each branch founder was only confirmed relatively recently, each branch is said to use its own generation names up to a certain generation. Some hold that the Dangjin, Tongjin and Pungdeok Kim clans are the same family.
Four branches are known: Taein Dongjeong-gong-pa (Kim Won-gyeong), Gangjin Sijik-gong-pa (Kim Eul-gyeong), Incheon Byeongsa-gong-pa (Kim Eul-sang) and Gangjin Jeongongjosa-gong-pa (Kim Il). The Dongjeong-gong branch is described as the most populous. It is best to confirm your branch in the genealogy you hold.
Sources: Namuwiki, Wikipedia and other public materials. Details of branches and lineages may differ depending on the clan association and genealogy.
The 도강 김씨 clan association can be found in the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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