Jangheung Im clan

Jangheung Yim (or Im) clan
Country Korea
Current region Jangheung County
Founder YIM Ho (hanja: 任顥)
Connected members Queen Gongye
Im Jong-seok

Jangheung Yim (or Im) clan (Hangul: 장흥 임씨; Hanja: 長興 任氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Jangheung County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Jangheung Yim (or Im) clan was 37,584. Their founder is YIM Ho (hanja: 任顥) who settled in Jangheung. His son (Hangul: 임의; Hanja: 任懿) become a high-rank government officer (Hangul: 중서문하평장사; Hanja: 中書門下平章事) under King Yejong of Goryeo and become the Lord of Jangheung region that back then included the current Jangheung County and large parts of some adjacent counties, such as Boseong and Gangjin.

Goryeo Dynasty

During the Goryeo dynasty, Jangheung Yim clan produced three prime ministers (Hangul: 삼중대광 정1품 품계, Hangja: 三重大匡; 文官) and many minister-level officers. Jangheung Yim was one of the ten clans who were allowed to marry the King's family members. For example, Queen Gongye is from Jangheung Yim clan and three of her sons become kings of Goryeo dynasty. They are King Uijong of Goryeo, King Myeongjong of Goryeo, and King Sinjong of Goryeo.

Joseon Dynasty

Because Jangheung Yim clan had such a close relationship with the royal family of Goryeo dynasty, Jangheung Yim clan avoided government officer positions during the first 200 years of Joseon dynasty. Later when Chosun dynasty suffered from various internal and external events, some members of Jangheung Yim clan started to help the regime by becoming generals, mayors, and righteous army leaders. Some of them (e.g., Gae-Young Yim) fought against foreign armies when they invade. Some others were scholars. For example, Hee-Joong Yim (Hangul: 임희중, Hanja: 任希重) founded a school and taught many students. One of his books is now kept in the UC Berkeley East Asia library.[1]

Republic of Korea

Jangheung Yim clan produced a Korean war hero (General Chung-Shik Yim) who served as a defense minister; a former minister of agriculture (Dr. Sang-Gyu Yim); a politician (Im Jong-seok), and various other parliament members, high-rank government officers, mayors, lawyers, and scholars.

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References

  1. ↑ "상세보기::해외한국학자료센터". kostma.korea.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  • Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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