Ansan Kim clan

Ansan Kim clan
CountryNorth and South Korea
Current regionAnsan, South Korea
FounderKim Kŭng-pil (김긍필)

The Ansan Kim clan (Korean: 안산 김씨; Hanja: 安山 金氏) is a Korean clan, that was an aristocratic family from the Goryeo era. They wielded their influence over the country's affairs primarily in the mid-11th century through marriages with the heirs of the kingdom. Three of King Hyeonjong's queens, who reigned from 1009 to 1031, were from this family.[1] The Gyeongwon Yi clan will eventually put an end to this dominance, as Yi Ja-yeon manages to marry three of his daughters to King Munjong, who reigned from 1046 to 1083.[2] The modern-day Ansan Kim clan has a population of 16,990 in South Korea as of the 2015 census.[3] The progenitor of clan is considered to be Kim Kŭng-pil, the father of Kim Un-bu.[4]

  1. ^ Seth, Michael J. (2011). A history of Korea: from antiquity to the present. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-7425-6715-3.
  2. ^ Seth, Michael J. (2011). A history of Korea: from antiquity to the present. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7425-6715-3.
  3. ^ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "안산김씨". Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2023.