Cheongju Han clan

Cheongju Han clan
Country Korea
Current region Cheongju
Founder Han Ran
Connected members Queen Insu
Han Myeonghoe
Han Hwak
Queen Inyeol
Queen Gonghye
Queen Ansun
Han Duck-soo
Han Myeong-sook
Han Seung-soo
Han Yong-un
Han Sarang
Han Terra
Website http://chonghae.byus.net/


Cheongju Han clan (Hangul: 청주 한씨; Hanja: 淸州 韓氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Their founder was Han Ran, who was one of the three children of Jun of Gojoseon who was the Gija Joseon's last emperor.[1][2][3]

Cheongju Han clan is considered one of the noble clans of Korea, in the Silla Dynasty, all of the Cheongju Hans were considered seonggeol, or "sacred bone", the highest rank. In the Joseon, Lee Dynasty, the Cheongju Han clan produced the most 7 queens and were considered the highest of the yangban class next to the Jeonju Lee clan. Considered one of the most royal clans since Gija Joseon and Gojoseon, the noble clan of Han received the most generals of the prominent Joseon Dynasty.

Royalty of Joseon Dynasty

See also

References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 청주한씨 淸州韓氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. JIN Guanglin (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia. p16
  3. 金相勲「韓国人の起源に関する中高生の意識と『国史』教科書との関係」『Yamagata University 歴史・地理・人類学論集、第13号』2012、p48
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