Progenitor of the Hyeonpung Gwak clan, Lord of Posan
| Life | 1117년(디지털진도문화대전) ~ 1179년(디지털진도문화대전) |
| Era | 고려 |
| Clan | 현풍 곽씨 |
Gwak Gyeong (郭鏡) is the progenitor of the Hyeonpung Gwak clan. He passed the state examination in 1138, the 16th year of King Injong of Goryeo. He is said to have served as Munha Sijung Pyeongjangsa, risen to the rank of Geumja Gwangnok Daebu, and been enfeoffed as Lord of Posan (苞山君). Posan is the old name of Hyeonpung, which is why his descendants still also call themselves the Posan Gwak clan.
He came to Goryeo from Song China. A memorial tablet was recovered from his tomb in 1930. According to the tablet, he came from Hongnong (弘農) in the Guanxi region of China and was the son of Guo Ruqian (郭如謙), a Song official.
The Encyclopedia of Seongju Culture gives his original name as Yangno (若魯). It says he was a Hallim academician who came to Goryeo in 1133 with seven other scholars. His dates of 1117–1179 appear only in the Encyclopedia of Jindo Culture. Korean Wikipedia also notes that the genealogy Ssijok Wollyu names Gwak Gi-jeong (郭基正) as the progenitor instead.
A memorial tablet was recovered from Gwak Gyeong's tomb in 1930. According to Korean Wikipedia, it states that he came from Hongnong (弘農) in the Guanxi region of China and settled in Goryeo. It reportedly also identifies him as the son of Guo Ruqian (郭如謙), a Song official.
A memorial tablet is said to have been recovered from his tomb in 1930, but the tomb's exact location could not be confirmed. A memorial rite is held every year on the first Sunday of May at Daedeoksa in Bakgok-ri, Baegam-myeon, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. He is also enshrined at Amgok Seowon (formerly Posansa) on Mt. Daenisan in Wondang village, Dalseong County.
The entire Hyeonpung Gwak clan descends from him, numbering 166,608 in the 2015 census. The second-generation ancestor Jiseungseon-gong (Gwak Heon) is enshrined with him at Daedeoksa.