Yeoyang Jin clan () is one of the
Korean clans. Their
Bon-gwan is in
Hongseong County,
South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Yeoyang Jin clan’s member was 110,403. Their founder was who worked as
Hanlin Academy
The Hanlin Academy was an academic and administrative institution of higher learning founded in the 8th century Tang China by Emperor Xuanzong in Chang'an.
Membership in the academy was confined to an elite group of scholars, who performed sec ...
in
Song dynasty and a ’s grandchild. was
naturalized
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the in ...
in
Goryeo to avoid an invasion from
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
The Jin dynasty (,
; ) or Jin State (; Jurchen: Anchun Gurun), officially known as the Great Jin (), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 1115 and 1234. Its name is sometimes written as Kin, Jurchen Jin, Jinn, or Chin
in ...
. made some achievements when he suppressed rebellion of
Lee Ja-kyum who was
Injong of Goryeo’s maternal relative. As a result, got lands in Yeoyang and was appointed as Prince of Yeoyang. Yeoyang is now called Hongseong. Then, founded Yeoyang Jin clan.
See also
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Korean clan names of foreign origin
References
External links
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Korean clan names of Chinese origin
Jin clans