죽산 박씨(竹山 朴氏) — The clan honors Park Gi-o, said to be a son of Grand Prince Jukseong Park Eon-rip, who rendered merit in the founding of Goryeo by aiding King Taejo, as its middle founding ancestor.
The clan honors Park Gi-o, said to be a son of Grand Prince Jukseong Park Eon-rip, who rendered merit in the founding of Goryeo by aiding King Taejo, as its middle founding ancestor. In the 2015 Census the 죽산 박씨 clan numbered about 63,179 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 박, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 죽산) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Chungjil-gong-pa, Cheolseongbaek-pa, Sogyeong-gong-pa, Mungwang-gong-pa, Munheon-gong-pa, Chanseong-gong-pa, Taebokgyeong-pa
The Chungjil-gong branch descends from Park Jeong-yu, who served as deputy commissioner of the Privy Council (chumirwon busa) in Goryeo and received the posthumous title Chungjil.
Park Seo (朴犀), Earl of Cheolseong, who defended Gwiju fortress against the Mongols, is said to be his great-grandson, and Park Seo's descendants continued as the Cheolseongbaek branch.
The Cheolseongbaek branch descends from Park Seo (朴犀), who as military commander of Gwiju held off the Mongol army under King Gojong of Goryeo. He rose to chancellery executive (munha pyeongjangsa) and was enfeoffed as Earl of Cheolseong.
Some of his descendants adopted other clan seats as the Eumseong Park and Goseong (Cheolseong) Park; after a petition in 1839, part of them are said to have returned to the Juksan seat.
The Sogyeong-gong branch descends from Park Jeong-hyeok (朴挺奕) and, together with the Chungjil-gong branch, forms one of the major divisions of the Juksan Park.
Its sub-branches include the Mungwang-gong branch of Park Jeon-ji, the Taebokgyeong branch of Park Ui-ji and the Chanseong-gong branch of Park Hwon, and today's Jikjehak-gong, Munheon-gong, Munjeong-gong, Jeonseo-gong, Daesaheon-gong, Moksa-gong and Chongje-gong branches split off below them.
The Mungwang-gong branch is a sub-branch of the Sogyeong-gong branch descended from the late-Goryeo official Park Jeon-ji (朴全之, 1250-1325). Said to be a 13th-generation descendant of Park Gi-o, he served in the Yuan-run Eastern Expedition Field Headquarters and rose to chancellery minister (su cheomui chanseongsa), receiving the posthumous title Mungwang.
It contains many sub-branches, including the Jikjehak-gong, Daesaheon-gong, Munheon-gong, Munjeong-gong and Jeonseo-gong branches, and his descendant Park Mun-bo was enfeoffed as Prince of Juksan.
The Munheon-gong branch is the line of Park Won-hyeong (朴元亨, 1411-1469, posthumous title Munheon), who became chief state councillor under King Yejong. His pen name was Manjeoldang; after Yejong's accession he served as a regent-councillor (wonsang) with Sin Suk-ju and Han Myeong-hoe, and he was enshrined in King Yejong's royal shrine.
Because his grave was placed in the Juksan area, his descendants came to live around Oksan-ri and Jangpyeong-ri in Baegam-myeon, Yongin.
The Chanseong-gong branch is the line of Park Hwon, which split from the Sogyeong-gong branch.
It is counted among the main branches that make up today's Juksan Park, together with the Jikjehak-gong, Munheon-gong, Moksa-gong and Chongje-gong branches.
The Taebokgyeong branch descends from Park Ui-ji (朴義之) and is presented as one of the lines that split from the Sogyeong-gong branch.
With the Mungwang-gong and Chanseong-gong branches, it counts as a main sub-branch of Sogyeong-gong. Generation counts and details vary by source, so please check the genealogy.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
박기오(middle founding ancestor·Goryeo founding merit subject), 박서(Goryeo general who repelled the Mongols), 박전지(late-Goryeo Chancellery Minister), 박원형(Chief State Councillor of Joseon), 박홍구(Left State Councillor under Gwanghaegun), 박철수(film director), 박재범(singer and producer)
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The Juksan Park takes Juksan (old Jukju) in Anseong, Gyeonggi as its seat. It honors Grand Prince Jukseong Park Eon-rip, fourth son of Silla's King Gyeongmyeong, as the earlier founder, and his son Park Gi-o as the middle founding ancestor. Park Gi-o is said to have helped Wang Geon found Goryeo, been named a Samhan Byeoksang merit subject and made Earl of Jukju, taking Jukju as his fief and seat. Sources differ on which of the two is labeled founder, so please check the genealogy.
The seat's name is said to have been Jukseong Park in late Silla, Jukju Park in early Goryeo, and Juksan Park after Jukju was renamed Juksan in 1413.
It is usually counted sixth among the "eight Park seats" (Miryang, Bannam, Hamyang, Suncheon, Muan, Juksan, Goryeong, Chungju). The lineage from the fourth prince of Gyeongmyeong is a tradition, and some seats, such as the Bannam Park, do not accept the eight-princes account. The Goseong and Eumseong Park are said to have branched from this family.
The 2015 census counted 63,179 Juksan Park. Figures for 2000 are given as 53,489 Juksan, 7,094 Eumseong and 3,911 Goseong Park, about 65,000 together. The best-known clan village is Oksan-ri in Baegam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin; others include Juksan-myeon in Anseong, Hai-myeon in Goseong, Murim in Namhae, Ssangbaek in Hapcheon, Hogok-ri in Namwon, and Bucheon, Pocheon and Hongcheon.
The best-known Goryeo figure is Park Seo, who held Gwiju against the Mongols. Some of his descendants adopted the Eumseong and Goseong (Cheolseong) seats and, after a petition in 1839, part of them are said to have returned to Juksan. Park Jeon-ji, who served in the Yuan-run Eastern Expedition Field Headquarters and rose to Chancellery Minister, is regarded as founder of the Mungwang-gong branch; Park Bo-ro, said to have beaten Japanese raiders, is also mentioned.
Park Won-hyeong, a third-class merit subject for supporting Sejo's accession and a contributor to the suppression of Yi Si-ae's rebellion, became Chief State Councillor under Yejong. Park Hong-gu rose to Left State Councillor under Gwanghaegun and was executed after the 1623 Restoration. Park Myeong-hyeon, said to have served with merit in the Jeongyu War and been made Prince Yeonchang, and Park Sin-ryong, who is said to have died in the 1627 Manchu invasion, are also named. Around fifty civil-examination passers and two top ministers are recorded.
The clan has two main lines, Chungjil-gong (Park Jeong-yu) and Sogyeong-gong (Park Jeong-hyeok). The Cheolseongbaek branch (Park Seo) split from the former; the Mungwang-gong (Park Jeon-ji), Taebokgyeong (Park Ui-ji), Chanseong-gong (Park Hwon) and Chongje-gong branches from the latter, with sub-branches under Mungwang-gong such as Juksan-gun, Munheon-gong, Munjeong-gong, Panseo, Jehak and Chunghyeon-gong. Lineages differ by source, so please check the genealogy.
In Hogok-ri (Anhomsil), Suji-myeon, Namwon, stands the Juksan Park head house, a late-Joseon hanok. The main hall dates from 1841, the men's quarters are thought to be late 18th century, and behind the main hall is a shrine for Chunghyeon-gong Park Mun-su (a never-removed ancestral tablet), while the gate carries the Samgang plaque for loyal retainers, filial sons and virtuous women. Descendants of the Munheon-gong branch live at Oksan-ri in Yongin.
The film director Park Chul-soo and the singer-producer Park Jae-beom are named in the Namuwiki clan article; these attributions rest on a single public document, so treat them as reference only.
The Juksan Park Chunghyeon-gong Branch Association (juksanpakssi.kr) and a Naver cafe-based association are mentioned. Generation names are said to be set from the 32nd generation (Yeong, 永) to the 46th (Yong, 鎔), including Sik (植), Hwan (煥), Gi (基), Jin (鎭), Gu (求)/Hong (洪) and Byeong (秉)/Yeong (榮) for the 33rd to 38th, but they may differ by branch.
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