순천 박씨(順天 朴氏) — An ancestral seat said to trace its founding ancestor to Park Yeong-gyu, the son-in-law of Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje who became a founding meritorious subject of Goryeo.
An ancestral seat said to trace its founding ancestor to Park Yeong-gyu, the son-in-law of Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje who became a founding meritorious subject of Goryeo. In the 2015 Census the 순천 박씨 clan numbered about 107,531 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 박, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 순천) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Munsuk-gong-pa, Chungjeong-gong-pa, Uiju-moksa-gong-pa, Jinsa-gong-pa, Buwi-gong-pa, Geomyeol-gong-pa
The Munsuk-gong branch descends from Pak Seok-myeong (朴錫命, 1370-1406), known as Munsuk-gong, a grandson of Pak Cheon-sang (朴天祥), Prince Pyeongyang under King Gongmin, and son of Pak Ga-heung (朴可興). As son-in-law of Wang U, King Gongyang's younger brother, he lived in retirement after the founding of Joseon until he was recalled under King Jeongjong. He was made a Jwamyeong merit subject and Prince Pyeongyang, and is remembered for recommending Hwang Hui as royal secretary.
Pak Jung-seon (朴仲善), son of his third son Pak Geo-so, was made a first-rank Jeokgae merit subject for suppressing the Yi Si-ae rebellion and became Minister of War, and Pak Jung-seon's son Pak Won-jong (朴元宗) led the coup that enthroned King Jungjong and became Chief State Councillor.
The Chungjeong-gong branch descends from Pak Paeng-nyeon (朴彭年, 1417-1456), posthumously titled Chungjeong, one of the Six Martyred Ministers. A son of Pak Jung-rim (朴仲林), Director of the Office of Special Advisors, he served in the Hall of Worthies and as Vice Minister of Punishments, and was killed with his father and brothers after the plot to restore King Danjong was discovered.
His only surviving grandson, Pak Il-san (朴一珊, originally named Pak Bi), settled at Myogol in Myo-ri, Habin-myeon, Dalseong, Daegu, where his descendants have lived for some 560 years and where the Yuksinsa shrine honours the six ministers. Pak Gi-jeong (朴基正), governor of Hwanghae under King Jeongjo, was also a descendant.
The Uiju-moksa-gong branch descends from Pak Yu-seong (朴柳星), eldest son of Pak Ga-gwon (朴可權), third son of Pak Cheon-sang, who served as mayor of Gaeseong.
It later divided into the Seungsarang-gong branch of Pak In-son (朴仁孫), the Samaeng-gong branch of Pak Ye-son (朴禮孫) and the Jubu-gong branch of Pak Sin-son (朴信孫).
The Jinsa-gong branch descends from Pak Du-seong (朴斗星), second son of Pak Ga-gwon (朴可權). Together with the Uiju-moksa-gong branch of his elder brother Pak Yu-seong, it stems from Pak Ga-gwon, third son of Pak Cheon-sang.
The Buwi-gong branch descends from Pak Seong-geum (朴成琴). Gayang-dong in Dong-gu, Daejeon, birthplace of Pak Paeng-nyeon and home of the Suncheon Pak for some 600 years, is described as the home of this branch's descendants.
The Geomyeol-gong branch descends from Park Yeong-nyeon, said to be a younger brother of Park Paeng-nyeon, who suffered for his link to the plot to restore King Danjong. His son Park Sin was exiled and is reported to have revived the family around Cheongju and Yeongi. The founder's hanja and genealogical details differ by source and should be checked against a genealogy.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
박영규(founder·Goryeo founding subject), 박숙정(middle founder·Bomungak Grand Academician), 박석명(Jwamyeong merit subject·founder of Munsuk-gong branch), 박중선(Jeokgae merit subject·Minister of War), 박원종(leader of the Jungjong Restoration·Chief State Councillor), 박팽년(one of the Six Martyred Ministers), 박준규(Speaker of the National Assembly), 박은빈(actress), 박노식(voice actor)
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The Suncheon Park clan (順天 朴氏) takes Suncheon, South Jeolla, as its ancestral seat and honours Park Yeong-gyu (朴英規) as founder, a man said to have been a son-in-law of Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje who then served Goryeo's founding. Like other Park clans it traces its ultimate ancestry to Silla's Park Hyeokgeose, but the line before Park Yeong-gyu is not documented.
Wikipedia and clan-side accounts treat Park Suk-jeong (朴淑貞), a Bomungak Grand Academician under King Chungsuk, as the "middle founder" from whom generations are counted. The clan's acquisition of the seat is tied to Park Nan-bong (朴蘭鳳), a chief minister under Jeongjong made Prince Pyeongyang; "Pyeongyang" was an old name for Suncheon, which is why Joseon-era titles use "Prince Pyeongyang". The lineage between Park Nan-bong and Park Suk-jeong is said to be lost.
The 2015 census counts roughly 105,000 Suncheon Park (Wikipedia's body text; its infobox gives 107,531, so sources differ), making it the fourth-largest Park seat after Miryang, Bannam and Hamyang. Figures of 75,888 in 1985 and 87,631 in 2000 are also cited.
Clan villages are listed at Myogol in Habin-myeon, Dalseong (Daegu), Beolgyo in Boseong, Jeongu-myeon in Jeongeup, Samgi-myeon in Iksan, Cheongju, Goryeong, Seongju, Yeongyang and Gunwi in North Gyeongsang, Hapcheon, Wabu-eup in Namyangju, Paengseong-eup in Pyeongtaek and Inje. Gayang-dong in Daejeon, birthplace of Park Paeng-nyeon, is described as a home of some 600 years.
Park Yeong-gyu is said to have kept contact with Gyeon Hwon under Gyeon Sin-geom and to have gone over to Goryeo at the Battle of Illicheon in 936. Three daughters entered the royal house: Lady Dongsanwon as a later consort of Taejo, and Queens Mungong and Munseong as consorts of Jeongjong. Under Gwangjong the family's influence is said to have waned, with the execution of a grandson, Prince Gyeongchunwon, and records for the rest of Goryeo are sparse. Sources word this period differently, so please compare with a genealogy.
Early in Joseon, Park Seok-myeong became a Jwamyeong merit subject and Prince Pyeongyang for helping Taejong, and his descendant Park Jung-seon was a first-rank Jeokgae merit subject for suppressing the Yi Si-ae rebellion and served as Minister of War and of Personnel. Park Jung-seon's daughter married Grand Prince Wolsan, and his son Park Won-jong led the 1506 Jungjong Restoration and became Chief State Councillor. Park Paeng-nyeon, a Hall of Worthies scholar, was one of the Six Martyred Ministers who died in 1456 plotting to restore King Danjong; his sole surviving grandson is said to have settled at Myogol in Dalseong, founding the Chungjeong-gong line (the grandson's name is given variously as Park Il-san or Park Il-sin, so this needs checking). In late Joseon, as a few powerful families monopolized office, the clan's presence at court declined; Park Yeong-seo, killed in the Yi Gwal rebellion, is among those remembered. The clan is credited with 35 civil-service graduates and one chief minister.
The clan is said to have split into 19 branches by the fifth generation after Park Suk-jeong: Munsuk-gong, Gunsu-gong, Bujeong-gong, Uiju-moksa-gong, Jinsa-gong, Seungji-gong, Gyeongnyeok-gong, Saengwon-gong, Jeju-moksa-gong, Pangwan-gong, Gamsa-gong, Chungjeong-gong, Gyori-gong, Suchan-gong, Baksa-gong, Geomyeol-gong, Jeonjik-gong, Uiui-gong and Buwi-gong. Park Jung-seon and Park Won-jong belong to the Munsuk-gong line (Park Seok-myeong); the Chungjeong-gong line (Park Paeng-nyeon) is tied to Myogol, where Yuksinsa shrine stands. Some founders' names vary by source (for example the Gunsu-gong founder is written Park Suk-myeong or Park Sun-myeong), so check against a genealogy. Founder naming for the Pangwan-gong branch is likewise inconsistent.
From Goryeo: Park Yeong-gyu, Park Suk-jeong and Park Cheon-sang (Prince Pyeongyang under King Gongmin). From Joseon: Park Seok-myeong, Park Jung-rim (Grand Academician under Sejong), Park Paeng-nyeon, Park Jung-seon, Park Won-jong, Park I-jang (Director of Seonggyungwan and Inspector-General under Gwanghaegun) and Park Gwang-il (tutor to a royal prince under Sukjong). In modern times Park Jun-gyu, Speaker of the National Assembly (13th-15th), is described as a descendant of Park Paeng-nyeon. In the arts, actress Park Eun-bin and voice actor Park No-sik are listed as Suncheon Park on Namuwiki, but the seat should be independently confirmed.
In Goryeo, Lady Dongsanwon (Taejo) and Queens Mungong and Munseong (Jeongjong) came from this family; in Joseon the family married into several royal houses, including Lady Seungpyeong, wife of Grand Prince Wolsan.
Some Park genealogical traditions say King Gyeongmyeong's eight princes founded the various Park seats, naming the seventh, Prince Gangnam Park Eon-ji, as ancestor of the Suncheon Park. Namuwiki and others regard the basis of this claim as unclear, and the clan association is said to introduce its lineage from Park Yeong-gyu. It is safest to understand the clan as a separate line founded by Park Yeong-gyu.
The Suncheon Park Central Clan Association is active. Generation characters are given as: 19th 鉉, 20th 海, 21st 東, 22nd 魯, 23rd 圭, 24th 鐘 (or 鍾), 25th 淳/洙, 26th 相, 27th 煥, 28th 在, 29th 鎬, 30th 泰, but these may differ by branch, so please confirm with your genealogy.
For other branch associations, see the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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