삼척 김씨(三陟 金氏) — A surname said to descend from Kim Wi-ong, son of Kim Chu, eighth son of King Gyeongsun of Silla (some sources name Kim Chu as founder). Its seat is Samcheok, Gangwon, and it is said to divide into the Gyowigong and Taesagong lines.
A surname said to descend from Kim Wi-ong, son of Kim Chu, eighth son of King Gyeongsun of Silla (some sources name Kim Chu as founder). Its seat is Samcheok, Gangwon, and it is said to divide into the Gyowigong and Taesagong lines. In the 2015 Census the 삼척 김씨 clan numbered about 92,671 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 김, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 삼척) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Gyowigong-pa, Taesagong-pa, Geumjagwangnokdaebu-gong-pa, Munhasijung-gong-pa, Sangseo-gong-pa, Hapmunjihu-gong-pa, Hobusangseo-gong-pa, Suuibuwi-gong-pa, Yanggan-gong-pa, Gyeongseong-pa
The Gyowigong branch is introduced as descending from Kim Ja-yeong, the eldest son (a gyowi officer). Namuwiki and Wikipedia divide the Samcheok Kim into two great lines, the Gyowigong line (Kim Ja-yeong) and the Taesagong line (Kim Ja-nam); Sangseo-gong, Geumjagwangnokdaebu-gong, Munhasijung-gong, Hapmunjihu-gong, Hobusangseo-gong, Suuibuwi-gong and Yanggan-gong are said to belong to the former.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Taesagong line descends from Kim Ja-nam, second son of Wi-ong (Samjungdaegwang taesa). Under it are listed Jijeongjusa-gong, Sangjanggun-gong, Cheomjeong-gong, Jungnangjang-gong, Mugongnang-gong, Daehogun-gong, Sajeongjaehun-gong, Buryeong-gong, Daesagan-gong, Byeongjeolgyowi-gong, Jinsa-gong and Bogongnang-gong branches.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Geumjagwangnokdaebu-gong branch is introduced as descending from Goryeo's 김인궤. He is said to have helped repel the Hapdan raiders in 1290, though accounts differ.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Munhasijung-gong branch is introduced as descending from Goryeo's 김의궤, said to have passed the examination in 1347 and risen to vice chancellor and minister of revenue.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Sangseo-gong branch is listed by Namuwiki as descending from Kim Ryeo; no further detail on him was found in the sources checked.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Hapmunjihu-gong branch is listed as descending from Kim Yu; no further detail was found.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Hobusangseo-gong branch is listed as descending from Kim Hae; no further detail was found.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Suuibuwi-gong branch is listed as descending from Kim In, listed separately from Kim In-gwe above.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Yanggan-gong branch is listed as descending from Kim Heung-rye; no further detail was found.
Branch lines and generations may differ by source; verify with your own jokbo.
The Gyeongseong branch is said to be a sub-branch of the Samcheok Kim that formed when a line settled in Gyeongseong, North Hamgyeong, during the Joseon era. It is told that Kim Hui, son of Kim Yang-bo of Cheokju, was posted to Gyeongseong as a jindong officer, and when he returned home he left his sixth son Kim Sa-won there; the descendants formed the Ungok branch of Jucheon, Gyeongseong, today called the Gyeongseong branch (also known as Ungok-pa or Gunggyeong-pa).
It is said that in 1926 descendants including Kim Jeong-gyu compiled the Gyeongseong-pa Sebo, which can reportedly be consulted through the Samcheok Kim head association's online jokbo system. Some accounts also describe a link to the 7th-generation descendant of Gyowi-gong (Kim Ja-yeong) and of Dotongsa-gong (Kim Jeong-hwi); how these lines overlap could not be confirmed.
The Namuwiki and Wikipedia articles do not mention this branch; the above follows user-supplied text, and the association page could not be opened. Verify generations with your own jokbo.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
김인궤(Goryeo guard commander; branch progenitor), 김의궤(Goryeo vice chancellor; branch progenitor), 김병충(Joseon Jeongguk merit subject), 김양보(Joseon Hoseong merit subject), 김기문(Joseon Hoseong merit subject; Lord Jinseong), 김미(Joseon royal secretary)
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The Samcheok Kim (三陟 金氏) take Samcheok, Gangwon, as their seat, with Kim Alji of Silla as primal ancestor. Namuwiki says Kim Chu (金錘), eighth son of King Gyeongsun, served as chief minister under Goryeo and was enfeoffed at Samcheok, making it the seat, while Wikipedia names his son Kim Wi-ong (金渭翁) as founder. Wi-ong is said to have risen to left chancellor, been listed as a Samhan merit subject and been made lord of Siljik with that area as his fief. Wikipedia adds that Wi-ong was traced back as founder only in recent centuries, so whether the founder is Kim Chu or Kim Wi-ong differs by source. Siljik is explained as the old name of Samcheok.
The place name is said to have passed from the Siljik state through Samcheok-gun (757), Cheokju (995) and Samcheok-hyeon (1018) to a prefecture in 1393 and a protectorate in 1413.
The 2015 census counted 92,671 Samcheok Kim. Clan villages include Samcheok and Donghae (Geundeok, Wondeok, Hajang), Inje, Yeongwol and Yecheon, plus areas now in North Korea such as Junghwa and Yeongheung. Municipalities with the most members are said to be Donghae, Samcheok, Gangneung, Wonju, Suwon, Yongin and Chuncheon.
The founder's two sons, Kim Ja-yeong (gyowi) and Kim Ja-nam (taesa), are known as the heads of the two great lines. 김인궤 is said to have helped repel the Hapdan raiders in 1290, after which his home district was raised to a county, and 김의궤 is said to have passed the examination in 1347 and risen to vice chancellor and minister of revenue. Others include Kim Jeong-wi, Kim Do-nam and the generals Kim Jung-sun and Kim Gye-sun.
Early Joseon names include Kim Cheon-bong (founding merit subject), Kim Sang, Kim Yul (Jeju magistrate) and 김미. 김병충 was a Jeongguk merit subject of the Jungjong Restoration, and during the Imjin War 김양보 and 김기문 are said to have escorted King Seonjo and become Hoseong merit subjects. Eight civil-examination graduates are mentioned, including Kim Yeom (1682) and Kim Yun-seong (1866). In 1747 a red rhinoceros-horn belt (Hongseodae) was reportedly granted to the clan by royal order.
The clan is said to divide into the Gyowigong line (Kim Ja-yeong) and the Taesagong line (Kim Ja-nam). Under Gyowigong are listed Sangseo-gong, Geumjagwangnokdaebu-gong, Munhasijung-gong, Hapmunjihu-gong, Hobusangseo-gong, Suuibuwi-gong and Yanggan-gong; under Taesagong are Jijeongjusa-gong, Sangjanggun-gong, Cheomjeong-gong, Jungnangjang-gong, Mugongnang-gong, Daehogun-gong, Sajeongjaehun-gong, Buryeong-gong, Daesagan-gong, Byeongjeolgyowi-gong, Jinsa-gong and Bogongnang-gong. A separate Gyeongseong (Ungok) branch is told from the head association's side but is absent from Namuwiki and Wikipedia.
The Gyeongseong branch is said to have formed in Gyeongseong, North Hamgyeong, when Kim Hui, posted there as a jindong officer, left his sixth son Kim Sa-won behind. A genealogy, the Gyeongseong-pa Sebo, is said to have been compiled in 1926. See the branch card below.
Goryeo: 김인궤 and 김의궤. Joseon: 김병충, 김양보, 김기문 and 김미. Modern figures named in sources include Kim Geon (Bank of Korea governor), Kim Dae-su (Samcheok mayor), assemblymen Kim Yong-ho and Kim Gyu-hwan, and independence activists Kim Dong-ho and Kim Sang-tae.
Descendants reportedly excavated a tomb believed to be the founder's in 1838, rebuilt it and added the Bobondan altar and Chuwonjae lodge; the grounds were upgraded in 1937. The Hongseodae, Gangwon Folklore Material No. 2, is kept in Bodaeunhangak within Bobondan. The Samgongsin shrine honors Kim Seong-go, Kim Ron-dong and Kim Gi-mun.
The Samcheok Kim head association is at 9-24 Wolgyeoan-gil, Samcheok (samkim.net). A generation-name table for generations 27-56 is said to exist, but its layout was unclear in the sources, so it is omitted; check with your lineage.
For other branch associations, see the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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