여양 진씨(驪陽 陳氏) — It is regarded as the principal lineage of the Jin clan whose ancestral seat is Yeoyang.
It is regarded as the principal lineage of the Jin clan whose ancestral seat is Yeoyang. In the 2015 Census the 여양 진씨 clan numbered about 110,403 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 진, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 여양) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Sijung-gong-pa, Eosa-gong-pa, Yebingyeong-pa, Maeho-gong-pa, Jeonnong-gong-pa
The Sijung-gong branch descends from Jin Dam (陳湛). In the generation of the great-grandsons of the founder Jin Chong-hu (陳寵厚), the Yeoyang Jin clan divided into the so-called five upper branches, the Sijung-gong, Eosa-gong, Yebingyeong, Maeho-gong and Jeonnong-gong branches, of which this is one.
The Eosa-gong branch descends from Jin Sik (陳湜), grandson of Jin Jun (陳俊), Assistant Executive in Political Affairs and Superintendent of the Ministry of Military Affairs under King Myeongjong of Goryeo. Like Jin Hwa and Jin On, he passed the civil examination and was renowned for his writing; he rose to Grand Censor (eosa daebu).
The Yebingyeong branch descends from Jin On (陳溫), grandson of Jin Jun, who passed the Goryeo civil examination like his brothers Jin Sik and Jin Hwa.
Its descendants formed the separate Naju Jin clan, which was reunited in the Imsin grand genealogy of the Yeoyang Jin published in 1992.
The Maeho-gong branch descends from the Goryeo man of letters Maeho (梅湖) Jin Hwa (陳澕), grandson of Jin Jun. He passed the civil examination in 1200 and, after serving in the palace, became Right Remonstrator and royal edict drafter, and finally magistrate of Gongju.
Together with his brothers Jin Sik and Jin On he was renowned for his writing.
The Jeonnong-gong branch, one of the five upper branches, descends from Jin Taek (陳澤); the Yeoyang Jin grand genealogy treats its descendants as the Samcheok Jin clan.
The Samcheok Jin side, however, rejects this in its 1979 genealogy, arguing that the Yeoyang Jin account does not fit the generational sequence.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
진총후(founder), 진준(Goryeo Assistant Executive in Political Affairs), 진화(Maeho; Goryeo poet), 진식(Goryeo Grand Censor), 진온(Yebingyeong), 진식(1519-1568; Joseon Vice Director of Special Counselors), 진극원(author of Wolwa ilgo), 진복창(Vice Minister of Works), 진채선(pansori master), 진헌식(Constituent Assembly member; Minister of Home Affairs), 진의종(17th Prime Minister), 진념(Deputy Prime Minister), 진대제(Minister of Information and Communication), 진영(Minister of Health and Welfare), 진수희(Minister of Health and Welfare), 진중권(critic)
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The founder of the Yeoyang Jin clan (驪陽 陳氏) is said to be Jin Chong-hu (陳寵厚), a Grand General of the Sinhowi Guard under King Yejong of Goryeo. For helping quell Yi Ja-gyeom's rebellion in 1126 he is said to have become a senior general, received the Yeoyang district as a fief and been enfeoffed as Lord of Yeoyang, hence the seat name. His name does not appear in the official Goryeo histories, however, only that of his son Jin Jun (陳俊), so some suggest Chong-hu may be an honorary name.
Yeoyang is the old name of an area around Janggok-myeon, Hongseong, South Chungcheong. One theory traces the clan to Jin Su (陳琇), who came from Song China, while another sees it as an indigenous surname going back to Baekje; neither is settled.
The 2015 census counted about 110,403 members (about 97,372 in 2000), though the clan believes the real number is higher. With Hongseong as the ancestral home, clan villages are known in Sejong, Yongin and Yangpyeong (Gyeonggi), Hoengseong (Gangwon), Iksan and Gochang (North Jeolla), Goheung and Damyang (South Jeolla), Seongju (North Gyeongsang), and Geoje, Hapcheon and Uiryeong (South Gyeongsang).
In the generation of Jin Chong-hu's great-grandsons the clan is said to have split into five upper branches: Sijung-gong (Jin Dam), Eosa-gong (Jin Sik), Yebingyeong (Jin On), Maeho-gong (Jin Hwa) and Jeonnong-gong (Jin Taek). The 1992 Imsin grand genealogy merged the Gyeongju, Gangneung, Samcheok, Naju and Jinsan Jin clans, though the Samcheok Jin side disputes this.
Jin Jun, Assistant Executive in Political Affairs under King Myeongjong, is said to have worked to limit the killing of civil officials during the military coup, and his grandsons Jin Sik, Jin Hwa and Jin On all passed the civil examination and were famed for their writing. The Goryeo poet Maeho Jin Hwa passed in 1200.
In Joseon, Jin Sik (1519-1568) served as Grand Remonstrator and Vice Director of the Office of Special Counselors, and Jin Geuk-won (1534-1595), a disciple of Nammyeong Jo Sik, left the collected works Wolwa ilgo. Jin Bok-chang (d. 1563), a top examination graduate who became Vice Minister of Works, is judged variously for his conduct. Jin Chae-seon (b. 1842) of Gochang is known as the first female master of pansori.
Jin Heon-sik (1902-1980) was a Constituent Assembly member, South Chungcheong governor and Minister of Home Affairs; Jin Ui-jong (1921-1995) served as the 17th Prime Minister. Others include Jin Nyeom (Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy), Jin Dae-je (Minister of Information and Communication), Jin Yeong and Jin Su-hui (Ministers of Health and Welfare), the critic Jin Jung-kwon and lawmaker Jin Seong-jun.
The clan organization is the Yeoyang Jin Daejonghoe, which is known to have published Yeoyang Jin-ssi sajeok.
Sources: public references such as Namuwiki and Wikipedia. Details of branches and generations may differ by lineage and genealogy.
For other branch associations, see the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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