The Pungcheon Im clan () is a
Korean clan
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
Kwail County
Kwail County is a ''kun'', or county, in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. It faces the Yellow Sea to the west.
The economy of the county is based on the production of fruit. Kwail County was created in 1967 from part of Songhwa County, wi ...
,
South Hwanghae Province
South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital ...
. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Pungcheon Im clan’s member was 143881. Their founder was who was from
Shaoxing
Shaoxing (; ) is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as (''Yuè'') from the area's former inhabitant ...
,
China and came to
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ...
. worked as Chao Feng Dai Fu () and General-in-Chief () during
Chungnyeol of Goryeo’s reign. Im Ju (), 6 th descendant of , was settled in
Hwanghae Province
Hwanghae Province (''Hwanghae-do'' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era. Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Haeju. The regional name for the province was Haeseo.
History
In 139 ...
and founded Pungcheon Im clan.
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See also
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Korean clan names of foreign origin
Korean clan names of foreign origin are clans (called bon-gwan in Korean) that claim descent from a progenitor of foreign origin, based on genealogical records.
Authenticity
The ancestral origins of many Korean clan names of foreign origin can ...
References
External links
* {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher=
Doosan Encyclopedia, url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1129680&cid=40942&categoryId=31639&mobile
Korean clan names of Chinese origin
Im clans