Namyang Hong clan () is one of the

Korean clans 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 ...

. Their

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 ...

is in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi,

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. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Namyang Hong clan members was 487,488. The Namyang Hong clan is divided into the Dang Hong (남양 홍씨 당홍계, 南陽洪氏唐洪系) and the To Hong (남양 홍씨 토홍계, 南陽洪氏土洪系) lineages. Although they share the surname Hong and an ancestral seat in Hwaseong's Namyang-eup, and so are grouped together as the Namyang Hong clan, the two lineages do not share a common first ancestor and are not related.

Dang Hong lineage

The Dang Hong lineage of the Namyang Hong clan claims as its progenitor Hong Cheon-ha, who was dispatched to

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most ...

as a scholar of the

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and settled in the same place as a refugee because of upheaval in the Tang dynasty. The founder of this lineage was , who it is claimed descended from Hong Cheon-ha. This claim about Hong Eun-yeol's line of descent from Hong Cheon-ha has not been substantiated. Throughout the Goryeo Dynasty, the lineage produced 1 Queen and 2 Royal consorts. During the Joseon Dynasty, the Dang Hong lineage produced 293 scholars, 8 Sangsin, 2 Munhyeong, 3 Cheongbaekri, 1 Queen, 2 princess consorts, 5 royal consorts, and 3 prince consorts. In 2000, the Korean census recorded 379,708 members within the Dang Hong lineage.

To Hong Lineage

Hong Seon-haeng (홍선행, 洪先幸) is the progenitor of the To Hong lineage. Hong was native of the Dangseong Fortress and served as a guard for the villa of the Goryeo Geumohwi Byeoljangdongjeong (금오위 별장동정, 金吾衛別將同正) during the Goryeo Dynasty. During the Joseon Dynasty, the To Hong lineage produced 42 scholars in the Department of Literature, 2 Sangsin, 1 Daejehak, 3 Cheongbaekri, 1 prince consort, and 3 Gongsin. 12-year-old Hong Eon-pil (홍언필, 洪彦弼; 1476-1549) served as Yeonguijeong during the reign of King Jungjong, and married the 6th great-granddaughter of Han Hwak, father of Queen Sohye. Hong Eon-pil's son Hong Seom (홍섬, 洪暹; 1504-1585) also served as

Yeonguijeong ''Yeonguijeong'' () was a title created in 1400, during the Joseon Kingdom and the Korean Empire times (1392–1910) and given to the Chief State Councillor as the highest government position of " Uijeongbu" (State Council). Existing for over 5 ...

during the reign of King Seonjo. Hong Seom’s daughter, Princess Consort Namyang (남양군부인 홍씨, 南陽郡夫人洪氏; 1544-1569), married Prince Hawon who was the son of Grand Internal Prince Deokheung, father of King Seonjo. This establishing royal connections early on in the clan. In 2000, the Korean census recorded 30,602 members within the To Hong lineage.

Dang Hong members

Goryeo Dynasty

* Royal Consort Wonbi - King Chungseon’s royal consort *

Queen Gongwon Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan (; 25 August 1298 – 12 February 1380), more commonly known as Queen Mother Myeongdeok (), was a Korean queen consort as the fourth wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo and the mother of his two successors, Chu ...

- King Chungsuk’s Queen consort * Royal Consort Hwabi - King Chunghye’s Royal consort

Joseon Dynasty

* Royal Noble Consort Suk - King Munjong’s royal consort * Royal Consort Suk-ui - King Seongjong’s royal consort * Royal Noble Consort Hui - King Jungjong’s royal consort * Royal Consort Suk-ui - King Jungjong’s royal consort * Royal Noble Consort Jeong -

King Seonjo Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However, politi ...

’s royal consort *

Queen Hyojeong Queen Hyojeong (6 March 1831 – 2 January 1904; 효정왕후 홍씨) of the Namyang Hong clan, was the second wife and queen consort of King Heonjong of Joseon, the 24th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. After his death in 1849, she was known as ...

- King Heonjong’s Queen consort * Princess Consort Gangneung - Grand Prince Pyeongwon’s wife,

Han Hwak Han Hwak (Hangul: 한확, Hanja: 韓確); 1400 1456), nicknamed Ganyijae (간이재), was a politician and a diplomat during the Joseon period of Korea. He served as Left State Councillor. Han Hwak is mostly known by his second daughter, the Que ...

’s niece, and

King Sejong Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do (Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great (Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initial ...

’s daughter-in-law * Princess Consort Hong - Prince JeongpyeongA great-grandson of King Taejo’s wife * Hong Hae - King Taejo’s son-in-law and Princess Sukshin’s husband * Hong Yeo - King Jungjong’s son-in-law and Princess Hyejeong’s husband * Hong Woo-gyeong - King Seonjo’s son-in-law and Princess Jeongin’s husband * Hong Myeong-ha - Princess Jeongsuk’s son-in-law and

Crown Princess Minhoe Crown Princess Minhoe of the Geumcheon Kang clan (Hangul: 민회빈 강씨, Hanja: 愍懷嬪姜氏; 8 April 1611 - 30 April 1646), also known as Crown Princess Consort Sohyeon (), was the wife of Crown Prince Sohyeon, the son of Injo of Joseon, K ...

’s brother-in-law

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