Cheongju Han clan
Cheongju Han clan (Korean: 청주 한씨; Hanja: 淸州 韓氏) is a Korean royal clan. Also called the House of Han or known as Han clan of Cheonju.
House of Han 청주한씨 | |
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![]() Chengju Han Clan | |
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Parent family | Han of Gija Joseon (B.C.1120) |
Current region | Korean peninsula |
Place of origin | East Asia (Gija Joseon, Gojoseon) |
Founded | 853 |
Founder | Han Ran |
Current head | ![]() |
Connected members | Queen Insu Queen Inyeol Queen Gonghye Queen Ansun Prince Yangnyeong Prince Heungan Princess Jeonghye Princess Gongshin Han Yong-un Han Duck-soo Han Myeong-sook Han Seung-soo Han Terra |
Distinctions | Seonggol, Shilla Dynasty yangban, Joseon Dynasty |
Traditions | Royalty, humility, sincerity, frugality 충효덕례 근금공검 忠孝德禮 勤謹恭儉 |
Estate(s) | Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, Jongmyo Shrine -UNESCO World Heritage -National Treasure of South Korea |
Website | http://www.cheongjuhan.net/ |
Korean royal family |
Cheongju Han clan is considered one of the most royal clans since 9C Gija Joseon. In the Silla Dynasty, all of the Cheongju Hans were considered seonggol, or "sacred bone", the highest rank, received the most generals of the prominent Joseon Dynasty and were considered the highest of the yangban class next to the Jeonju Lee clan.The Han are descendants of the hero Gija, who was a king of Shang Dynasty which is the kingdom of ancient China, and rode his white horse and set a nation in "The Farthest East". Their founder was Han Ran, who was the Gija Joseon's last emperor.[1][2][3] The nobles with the surname Han were greatly praised, and not to be bothered.
Cheongju Han clan is well known for a long tradition of the women members of royal consorts produced the largest number of 16 queens in Korean history.[4] Goryeo and Joseon dynasty's first queen were produced by the Chonegu Han. In Joseon Dynasty, queen Insu was the first woman author in Korean history, she wrote a book Naehun which was Confucian morality guidebook for women.[5] The book is the first known book written by a woman in Korean history.[6]
Currently, Cheongju Han is well known for a Korean political royal family that has long been prominent in Korean politics, public service, business and arts.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Genealogy Book
Cheongju Han's genealogy records (jokbo, 族譜) written by Han Hyojung and Han Hyuk and others in 1617, Joseon dynasty is considered important bibliographically. The primary importance is in that it is the first edition of the Cheongju Han clan in that the prime period of the civilization in the early Joseon Dynasty. In addition, the overall system and recording method are different from other genealogy, it has a feature that places great importance on royal records.[14]
Living Members
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- Han Duck-soo, prime minister of South Korea
- Han Myeong-sook, prime minister of South Korea (as the first female)
- Han Min-goo, minister of National Defense of South Korea
- Han Kang, novelist
- Han Sung-joo, minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea
- Han Seung-soo, prime minister of South Korea
- Han Terra, kayageum virtuoso
Royalty of Ming Dynasty of China
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Royalty of Goryo Dynasty
- Queen Uisuk
- Queen Yongeui
- Queen Yongshin
- Queen Sunjeong
Royalty of Joseon Dynasty
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- Queen Shinui
- Queen Insu[5]
- Queen Jangsun
- Queen Ansun
- Queen Gonghye
- Queen Sugui
- Queen Onbin
- Queen Inyeol
- Prince Yangnyeong
- Queen Gyeoyang
- Queen Changwon
- Queen Guisung
- Prince Heungan
- Princess Euihye
- Princess Jeonghye
- Princess Gongshin
- Princess Jeongshin
- Prince Kyeongwoo
- Prince Kyeongrok
- Prince Kyeongchim
- Prince Ki
Family tree
The following family tree shows the lineage of the Joseon dynasty members of the Cheongju Han Imperial Family.. Princesses who left the Imperial Family upon their marriage are indicated in italics:
Han Hwak | Lady Hong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King Deokjong | Queen Insu | Princess Jungsung | Prince Gyeyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prince Wolsan | Princess Seungpyeong | King Seongjong | Queen Gonghye | Princess Myungsook | Prince Hongsang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- Korean clans of foreign origin
- Korean nobility
- Bone-rank system
- Yangban
- House of Yi
- Emperor of Japan
- Emperor of China
In the Popular Culture
- 1998-2000 KBS1 TV series The King and the Queen
- 2005 film The King and the Clown
- 2007-2008 SBS TV series The King and I
- 2011-2012 JTBC TV series Insu, The Queen Mother
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 청주한씨 淸州韓氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- Jin Guanglin (金光林) (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
- 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
- "Royal Consort, Cheongju Han - 왕비록, 청주한씨세보". www.cheongjuhan.net. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- "MusicalAmerica - Terra Han introduces East Asian Royal women's identity through her own family traditions of Han clan of Cheongju". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- "Queen Sohye's Instruction for Women - Queen Sohye (Queen mother Insu, Seongjong's mother)". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Secretary-General Appoints Han Seung-Soo of Republic of Korea Special Envoy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Water". United Nations. 19 December 2013.
- "한승수 前부총리 英서 KBE 작위". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".
- Kitamura, Katie (2019-02-25). "Han Kang's Novel Is a Politically Tinged Eulogy for a Dead Sister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "Terra Han, Korean musical genius Carnegie Hall recital -MusicalAmerica". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "TeRra Han Official Website". TeRra's Music Diary. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "Political noble family-Cheongju Han clan most queens and prime minister 정치명가-국무총리·왕비 최다배출한 청주 한씨". Joins News -중앙일보 (in Korean). 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- "FamilySearch Catalog: 청주한씨족보 淸州韓氏族譜, 5권, 930-1955 — FamilySearch.org". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2020-04-15.