Kim Hyŏng-jik (10 July 1894 – 5 June 1926) was a Korean
independence activist. He was the father of North Korean founder Kim
Il-sung, grandfather of Kim Jong-il, and great-grandfather of the
current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un.
Biography[edit]
Little is known about Kim. Born on 10 July 1894,[1] in the small
village of Mangyungdai, situated atop a peak called "Mungyungbong"
("All-Seeing Peak") just 12 kilometers downstream on the Diadong River
from Pyongyang, Kim was the son of Kim Bo-hyon (金輔鉉,
1871–1955).[2][3] Kim attended Sungshil School, which was run by
American missionaries, and became a teacher and later an herbal
pharmacist. He died as a result of numerous medical problems,
including third-degree frostbite.
Kim and his wife attended
Christian
![]() Christian churches,[4] and Kim even served as a part-time Protestant ![]() Protestant missionary.[5] It was reported that his son, Kim Il-sung, attended church services during his teenage years before becoming an atheist later in life.[4] Kim Il-sung ![]() Kim Il-sung often spoke of his father's idea of chiwŏn (righteous aspirations). Kim Jong-il's official government biography states that his grandfather was "the leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement and was a pioneer in shifting the direction from the nationalist movement to the communist movement in Korea".[citation needed] This is widely disputed among foreign academics and independent sources, who claim that Kim's opposition was little more than general grievances with life under Japanese occupation.[citation needed] Kim Il-sung ![]() Kim Il-sung claimed his ancestors, including his grandfather Kim Bo-hyon and great-grandfather Kim Ung-u (1848–1878), were involved in the General Sherman incident, but this is also disputed and believed to be a fabrication. v t e Select[α] family tree of North Korea's ruling[β] Kim family[γ][δ][ε] Kim Bo-hyon 1871–1955 Kim Hyong-jik 1894–1926 Kang Pan-sok 1892–1932 Kim Jong-suk 1919[ζ]–1949 Kim Il-sung 1912–1994 Kim Song-ae 1924–2014 Kim Yong-ju 1920– Kim Young-sook 1947– Song Hye-rim 1937–2002 Kim Jong-il 1941[ζ]–2011 Ko Yong-hui 1952–2004 Kim Ok 1964– Kim Kyong-hui 1946– Jang Song-thaek 1946–2013 Kim Pyong-il 1954– Kim Sol-song 1974– Kim Jong-nam 1971–2017 Kim Jong-chul 1981– Kim Jong-un 1984– Ri Sol-ju c. 1986– Kim Yo-jong 1987– Kim Han-sol 1995– Kim Ju-ae c. 2012[ζ]– Notes: ^ To keep the tree of manageable size, it omits some members, e. g.,
brothers and sisters of Kim Jong-il.
^ Names of Supreme Leaders of the DPRK (and the name of the article
being viewed, if any) are in bold font.
^ Korean names often have a variety of transliterations into English,
which can be confusing. For example, "Kim Jong-chul" may also be
written "Gim Jeong-cheol" or "Kim Jŏng-ch'ŏl" among many other
variations. See
Korean romanization
References[edit] North
Korea
^ Baik Bpong, Kim Il Sung, Volume I: From Birth to the Triumphant
Return to the Homeland (Dar al-Talia Publishers: Beirut Lebanon, 1973)
p. 19.
^ Hyung-chan Kim (2003). "Kim Jong Il's North
Korea
Further reading[edit] April 15th Writing Staff, Central Committee of Korean Writers' Union.
Dawn of a New Age: A Novel. 1. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing
House. OCLC 154676863.
The Party History Institute of the C. C. Of the Workers' Party of
Korea
v t e Kim dynasty of North Korea
Kim Il-sung
1st generation
Kim Hyong-jik
2nd generation
Kim Jong-suk
3rd generation
Hong Il-chon (Kim Jong-il's first wife, divorced)
Song Hye-rim (Kim Jong-il's first mistress)
Kim Man-il (Kim Jong-il's brother)
Jang Song-thaek
4th generation
Kim Yo-jong
5th generation Kim Ju-ae (Kim Jong-un's daughter) Kim Han-sol (Kim Jong-nam's son) Authority control WorldCat Identities VIAF: 45627721 LCCN: n81100968 ISNI: 0000 00 |