The Gimhae Kim clan ( Korean : 김해 김씨 ; Hanja : 金海 金氏 ) is a Korean clan , descended from Suro of Geumgwan Gaya . King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy , and his descendant, Kim Yu-sin is renowned for leading the Silla armies to unify the Three Kingdoms of Korea .
5-548: More than six million present day Koreans, especially from Gimhae Kim, Heo and Lee (Yi) clans associate their bon-gwan (geo-biological lineage roots) to Gimhae , in the South Gyeongsang Province of South Korea, and these clans place restrictions on marriage with each other due to the shared ancestors. Today, the Gimhae Kim clan is the largest clan group among them. The Gimhae Kim and Gimhae Heo clans, descend from
10-443: Is a Korean clan . This clan traces their origin to King Suro and his legendary Queen Heo Hwang-ok , who are mentioned in the 13th-century Korean chronicle Samguk Yusa . King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy . According to a 2015 survey, the population of Gimhae Heo clan is 134068. The founder of Gimhae Heo clan, a 35th descendant of Queen Heo Hwang-ok and King Suro, was Heo Yeom [ ja ] who served in
15-545: Is the largest clan group among them. The Gimhae Heo clan and Incheon Lee clan, descended from the two sons of King Suro who used their mother's Queen Heo Hwang-ok's surname, instead of their father's. According to Samguk Yusa, Queen Heo Hwang-ok became the wife of King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya at the age of 16, after having arrived in Gaya confederacy in Korea in the year 48 AD by boat from a distant kingdom called "Ayuta" , making her
20-617: The court of King Munjong of Goryeo . He was appointed as the Prince of Garak / Gaya ( Hanja : 駕洛君 ). More than six million present day Koreans, especially from the Gimhae Kim clan , the Gimhae Heo clan and the Incheon Lee clan associate their ancestry to royal family of Gaya, and these clans place restrictions on marriage with each other due to the shared ancestors. Today, the Gimhae Kim clan
25-591: The two sons of King Suro where the latter used their mother, Queen Heo Hwang-ok 's surname, instead of their father's. One of the dominant branch of Gimhae Kim clan is Samhyunpa-branch. The Gimhae Kim clan's founder, according to legend, was Kim Suro , whose wife was the legendary Queen Heo Hwang-ok . Heo Hwang-ok bore 12 children. According to the Samguk Sagi , Kim Yu-sin was the 12th descendant of Suro . Gimhae Heo clan The Gimhae Heo clan ( Korean : 김해 허씨 ; Hanja : 金海 許氏 )
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