Yangsan Jin clan
| Yangsan Jin clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Liangshan County |
| Founder | Chen Pucai ( ja:陳普才 ) |
Yangsan Jin clan (Korean: 양산 진씨; Hanja: 梁山 陳氏) is one of the Korean clans, founded around the Yuan dynasty. Their Bon-gwan is in Liangshan County, Shandong, China. Their founder was Chen Pucai () who was originally from Mount Liang (Liangsan / Yangsan), China.
Founder Chen Pucai[]
Chen worked as a civil servant in Yuan dynasty but lived in retirement. After his demise, he was awarded Imperial Chancellor (hanja: 丞相) and given the posthumous name, Wenlie (hanja: 文烈) during Ming dynasty period.
Chen Pucai had a son named Chen Youliang, the first emperor of the Chen Han.
Chen Youliang then had a son named Chen Li, second emperor of Chen Han.
During the Yuan-Ming transition, Chen Li fled to Goryeo, where King Gongmin bestowed the title Nobi on Chen. Chen’s descendants made Liangshan County (Pucai's hometown) their Bon-gwan and founded the Yangsan Jin clan. One of Chen Li's (known) sons was (陈明善).[1][2]
See also[]
- Chen Han, origin of the clan and dynasty in China
- Korean clan names
References[]
- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 양산진씨 梁山陳氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 .CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p20
External links[]
- Yangsan Jin clan
- Korean clan names of Chinese origin
- Jin clans