함안 조씨(咸安 趙氏) — Said to be the house that produced Eogye Jo Ryeo, one of the Six Loyal Subjects Who Survived (saengyuksin).
Said to be the house that produced Eogye Jo Ryeo, one of the Six Loyal Subjects Who Survived (saengyuksin). In the 2015 Census the 함안 조씨 clan numbered about 282,890 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 조, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 함안) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Chambong-gong-pa, Champan-gong-pa, Namgye-gong-pa, Deokgok-gong-pa
The Chambong-gong branch descends from Jo Ya-ho (趙野虎), third son of Jo Ryeo (趙旅, 1420-1489, pen name Eogye), one of the Six Living Loyalists. Jo Ryeo, a grandson of the late-Goryeo minister of works Jo Yeol (趙悅), left the National Academy and retired to Haman after King Danjong was forced from the throne; his posthumous name was Jeongjeol (貞節).
The descendants of Jo Ryeo's three sons, Jo Dong-ho (趙銅虎), Jo Geum-ho (趙金虎) and Jo Ya-ho, form a large part of today's Haman Jo clan; the line of the youngest, Jo Ya-ho, is the Chambong-gong branch.
The Champan-gong branch is one of the branches founded by the seven sons of Jo Dong-ho (趙銅虎), eldest son of Jo Ryeo (Eogye). The Eomo-gong, Jibui-gong, Pangyeol-gong, Sagwa-gong, Uhu-gong and Naeheon-gong branches came from the same root, and all are among the 21 main branches recognized by the Haman Jo clan association.
The Namgye-gong branch is one of the branches founded by the three sons of Jo Geum-ho (趙金虎), second son of Jo Ryeo (Eogye). The Jeoldosa-gong and Hyeongam-gong branches came from the same root, and it is one of the clan association's 21 main branches.
The Deokgok-gong branch takes its name from the pen name of Jo Seung-suk (趙承肅, 1357-1417), a Goryeo loyalist. A disciple of Jeong Mong-ju, he passed the civil service examination in 1377 and served as county magistrate of Buyeo, but when Joseon was founded he gave up office, withdrew to Dumundong and then returned to Deokgok in Hamyang, where he built the Gyosujeong pavilion and devoted himself to teaching.
He is counted among the 72 worthies of Dumundong; his posthumous name was Mungyeong (文敬) and his collected works, the Deokgok-jip, survive. He had three sons, Jong-in, Jong-ui and Jong-rye.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
조려(one of the Six Loyal Subjects Who Survived), 조소앙(independence activist), 조정래(novelist)
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The 함안 조씨 clan association can be found in the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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