Kim Man-deok

Biography

Kim Man-deok was born in a poor household. Her father, Kim Eun-gyeol, was a yangban in political exile, who was from the Gimhae Kim clan, and her mother was a yangmin from the Jeju Go clan. With two older brothers, she was the only daughter. Through her father, Kim was the 15th generation descendant of the Jwajeongseung branch (좌정승공파) of the Gimhae Kim clan; the branch being founded by Kim Man-hui. Jeju Ipdojo Kim Man-hui (김만희, 金萬希; 1314–1404) did not cooperate with the founding of Joseon, so he was exiled to Jeju and called himself a "Goryeo refugee" and settled here in Gwakji-ri, Jeju, called Jeju Samjeolsin. His 6th generation grandson, Kim Hu-chan (김후찬; 金厚瓚), who served as an eclectic general, is also the ancestor of Kim Man-deok.