Gimhae Kim clan

The Gimhae Kim clan (Korean: 김해 김씨; Hanja: 金海 金氏) is one of the Korean clans. This clan traces their origin to Suro of Geumgwan Gaya and his Queen, Heo Hwang-ok, who are mentioned in the 13th-century Korean chronicle Samguk Yusa. Even earlier, the oldest Korean text first recounts this story and mentions the queen's origin in India.[2] King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy, and his descendant, Kim Yu-sin, is renowned for unifying the Silla polity. Gaya itself may be named after the Gaya pilgrimage city of Bodhgaya where Buddha got enlightenment.[2][3]

Gimhae Kim clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGimhae
FounderSuro
Connected membersKim Boo-kyum
Kim Moo-sung
Kim Dae-jung
Kim Jong-pil
Kim Hyong-uk
Kim Won-bong
Andrew Kim Taegon
Kim Hong-do
Kim Ung-seo
Kim Yu-sin
Kim Mu-ryeok
Kim Min-Seok
Kim Kang-hoon
Kim Jungwoo (Singer)
Kim Dongyoung (Doyoung)
Kim Donghyun (Gongmyung)
Kim Jong-woon (Yesung)
Kim Ji-woo (Chuu)[1]
Kim Bo-kyem (Bokyem)
Kim Yoohyeon (Dreamcatcher)

More than six million present day Koreans, especially from Gimhae Kim, Heo and Lee (Yi) clans, trace their lineage to the legendary King and Queen as the direct descendants of their 12 children.[4][5][6] These 3 clans associate their Bon-gwan (geo-biological lineage roots) to Gimhae, in the South Gyeongsang Province of South Korea,[3] 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.[3] The Gimhae Kim and Gimhae Heo clans, descend 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, Heo Hwang-ok became the wife of King Suro at the age of 16, after having arrived by boat in the Gaya Confederacy, in 48 AD, from a distant kingdom called "Ayuta",[2][7][5][8][6] making her the first Queen of Geumgwan Gaya. Her native kingdom is believed to be located in India by some; there is, however, no mention of her in any pre-modern Indian sources.[6] There are tombs in Gimhae, that are believed by some to be of King Suro and Queen Heo,[9] and a memorial of Queen Heo Hwang-ok, in the Hindu holy city of Ayodhya.[2][10][11]

Origin

The Gimhae Kim clan's founder was King Suro, whose wife was Queen Heo Hwang-ok. She came to the Gaya Confederacy in the year 48 AD to marry King Suro. She set sail from the Kingdom of Ayuta, later arriving in the Gaya Confederacy.[12] Sources have identified Ayodhya in India as the native place of Queen Heo.

In 2004, scientific proof demonstrated that Heo Hwang-ok was a person of Indian origin. Two professors from the Faculty of Medicine at Seoul University and the Faculty of Medicine at Hallym University, reported their finding to The Genetics Society of Korea.[12] Having analyzed remains in an old burial mound containing what they assumed are remains of Heo Hwang-ok, they concluded that her ancestors were not from Northern Mongolia (origination of Koreans), but from India. These findings were based on analyses of sampled Mitochondrial DNA.[12]

Heo Hwang-ok bore 12 children. Two of them were given her surname, and they were the origin of the Gimhae Heo clan. According to the Samguk Sagi, Kim Yu-sin was the 12th grandchild of Suro.

  • A commemorative Rs. 25.00 postage stamp on Princess Suriratna (Queen Heo Hwang-ok ) was issued by India in 2019.
  • A commemorative Rs. 5.00 postage stamp on Queen Heo Hwang-ok (Princess Suriratna) was issued by India in 2019.
  • Tomb of King Suro in Gimhae.
  • Tomb of Heo Hwang-ok (Queen of King Suro) in Gimhae.

See also

References
  1. "(ENG) X개월 된 양배추로 요리했습니다... 하는 츄도 먹는 제작진도 목숨 건 냉파 요리 🤮". YouTube (in Korean). September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. "Korean memorial to Indian princess". BBC News. 6 March 2001.
  3. Academy of Korean Studies 김해김씨 金海金氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  4. Legacy of Queen Suriratn, The Korea Times, 16 April 2017.
  5. Kim Choong Soon, 2011, Voices of Foreign Brides: The Roots and Development of Multiculturalism in Korea, AltairaPress, USA, Page 30-35.
  6. "Korean memorial to Indian princess". BBC News. 3 May 2001.
  7. No. 2039《三國遺事》CBETA 電子佛典 V1.21 普及版 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Taisho Tripitaka Vol. 49, CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripitaka V1.21, Normalized Version, T49n2039_p0983b14(07)
  8. Il-yeon (tr. by Ha Tae-Hung & Grafton K. Mintz) (1972). Samguk Yusa. Seoul: Yonsei University Press. ISBN 89-7141-017-5.
  9. Kwon Ju-hyeon (권주현) (2003). 가야인의 삶과 문화 (Gayain-ui salm-gwa munhwa, The culture and life of the Gaya people). Seoul: Hyean. pp. 212–214. ISBN 89-8494-221-9.
  10. "UP's Faizabad district to be known as Ayodhya, says Yogi Adityanath". 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. "Site for Heo Hwang-ok memorial in Ayodhya finalised". 2 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. "金首露王の夫人の「インド渡来説」科学的な証拠". JoongAng Ilbo. 2004-08-19. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11.
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