the Jeonju Kim clan () is a Korean clan with the

bon-gwan Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...

based in

Jeonju Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju) ...

. The founder of the clan is considered to be Kim T'ae-so, a descendant of King Gyeongsun of Silla. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there are currently 56,989 members of the Jeonju Kim clan. The current North Korean Kim dynasty hails from this clan, as

Kim Jong Un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's secon ...

is the 34th generation descendant of Kim T'ae-so. Kim T'ae-so's eldest son, Kim Yak-sŏn, was the son-in-law of

Ch'oe U Ch'oe U (; 1166 – 10 December 1249), also known as Ch'oe Yi (), was the second Ch'oe dictator of the Ubong Ch'oe Military regime. He himself went out on the battlefield to lead in fighting off the Mongol invasions of Korea, Mongolian invasio ...

, the military dictator of Goryeo. Kim Yak-sŏn's daughter, later known as Queen Dowager Sungyeong, became the wife of King Wonjong, and the mother of King Chungnyeol. Kim T'ae-so's third son, , became a general who resisted the Mongol invasions, fighting in the

Siege of Kuju The siege of Kuju (Korean language, Korean: 귀주성전투) which occurred in 1231 was a decisive Goryeo victory against the Mongol Empire. After the Mongol army crossed the Yalu River, Yalu river, it quickly captured almost all of Goryeo's ...

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