The was a powerful noble clan of

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jum ...

, one of the

Three Kingdoms of Korea Samhan or the Three Kingdoms of Korea () refers to the three kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려, 高句麗), Baekje (백제, 百濟), and Silla (신라, 新羅). Goguryeo was later known as Goryeo (고려, 高麗), from which the modern name ''Kor ...

Origins

The origins of the Mok clan are shrouded in the mists of time. Even though they were one of the most powerful families of Baekje only the name of a few of their members have survived in records. They seem to have a connection to the

Gaya confederacy Gaya (, ) was a Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period. The traditional period used by historians for Gaya chronology is AD 42–53 ...

because the members of the clan became powerful after the King of Baekje invaded the

. Afterwards they were deeply involved with the small confederacies of Gaya and exchange of goods and ideas between the two nations. In the Japanese ''

Shinsen Shōjiroku is an imperially commissioned Japanese genealogical record. Thirty volumes in length, it was compiled under the order of Emperor Saga by his brother, the Imperial Prince Manta (万多親王, 788–830). Also by Fujiwara no Otsugu and Fujiwara no ...

'', the Hayashi clan (林氏) are descended from the Mok clan and possibly even the powerful

Soga clan The was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups Uji (clan), (''uji'') of the Asuka period of the early Japanese state—the Yamato period, Yamato polity—and played a major role in the spread of Buddhism. Through the 5th and 7th centur ...

Baekje

They were one of the "

Great Eight Families The Great Eight Families (, ) were eight noble families of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. They were the most powerful of the noble families and had been comrades in arms with the founding monarch Onjo of Baekje. They reached the pi ...

" (''Daeseongpaljok'', 大姓八族) of Baekje: (Sa (沙氏), Yeon (燕氏), Hyeop (劦氏), Hae (解氏), Jin (眞氏), Guk (國氏), Mok (木氏), and Baek (苩氏)). This helped them gain high court positions in the government and military. After the Battle at Mt. Amak fortress (阿莫山城) against

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...

during the beginning of the reign of King

Mu of Baekje King Mu of Baekje (580–641) (r. 600–641) was the 30th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the 4th son of King Wideok. Background During his reign, the Three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla) were at war with e ...

the Great Eight Families lost a great deal of power. Among the families the Hae clan (who had led the battle), Hyeop, Jin and Mok disappeared from the central political stage leaving only the Yeon, Guk and Baek clans. The Sa clan promoted their influence by military force and produced a queen in the late reign of

. They did not lose their status as central nobles during the reign of the last King,

Uija of Baekje Uija of Baekje (599?–660, r. 641–660) was the 31st and final ruler of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. His reign ended when Baekje was conquered by an alliance of the rival Korean kingdom Silla and China's Tang dynasty. Backg ...

by colluding with royal authority. The Buyeo clan (the royal family, 扶餘氏) acquired influence with the collapse of the

. After King Uija acceded the throne, royal might was also divided and the lineal descendant of the royal clan with the king as its center was in control of political situation. Among the Great Eight Families, Yeon and Baek clans fell behind and only clans of Sa and Guk maintained their status as central nobles. In the late Baekje all the Great Eight Families except for Sa and Guk clans lost their status as the central nobles and were degraded to local influence at last.

Known Members

The records of the Mok clan are sparse and broken making it hard to create a family tree but can be viewed as a timeline.Samguk Sagi * 13th King:

Geunchogo of Baekje Geunchogo of Baekje, Chogo II of Baekje (324–375, r. 346–375) was the 13th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.Il-yeon: ''Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea'', translated by Tae-Hung Ha an ...

, 14th King:

Geungusu of Baekje Geungusu of Baekje (died 384, r. 375–384) was the fourteenth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Background and rise to the throne Geungusu was the eldest son of the 13th king Geunchogo, and father to the 15th king Chimny ...

** Mok Nageunja (목라근자, 木羅斤資, ?–?), was a general for the Kings Geunchogo and Geungusu who was in charge of the area of the

. * 17th King:

Asin of Baekje Asin of Baekje (died 405) (r. 392–405) was the seventeenth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Background Buyeo Abang was the eldest son of Baekje's 15th ruler Chimnyu, and ascended to the throne after the death of Chimnyu' ...

until 21st King:

Gaero of Baekje Gaero of Baekje (?–475, 455–475) was the 21st king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the 20th king Biyu. He died in battle as Baekje's capital in the present-day Seoul region fell to the northe ...

** Mok Manchi (목만치, 木滿致, 403–475), son of Mok Nageunja. Ilbonseogi (日本書紀) documents show that the Mok-Manchi (木滿致), Gigak-skune (紀角宿禰), and Giseangban-skune (紀生磐宿禰) worked between the Korean Peninsula and Japanese archipelago in the 5th century. ** Mok Hyeopmaesun (목협매순, 木劦昧淳, ?–?), ** Mok Hyeopman'na (목협마나, 木劦麻那, ?–?), ** Mok Hyeopgeumdon (목협금돈, 木劦今敦, ?–?), ** Mok Hyeopmuncha (목협문차, 木劦文次, ?–?)

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