| Gokbu Gong clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea (contemporary) China (ancestral) |
| Current region | East and Southeast Asia |
| Place of origin | Qufu, Shandong, China |
| Founder | Confucius Kong Shao (Middle Founder) |
| Members | 74,135 (South Korea, 2000 census) |
| Connected members | Gong Deok-gwi Gong Sung-jin Gong Hyung-jin Gong Ji-young Gong Yoo Gong Hyo-jin Gong Hyun-joo Gongchan Minzy (Gong Min-ji) |
The Gokbu Gong clan (Korean: 곡부 공씨; Hanja: 曲阜 孔氏) is one of the Korean clans originally from China. Their Bon-gwan (Korean: 본관; Hanja: 本貫) are in Qufu, Shandong in China, which was also Confucius's birthplace.[1][2] Qufu is known as Gokbu (Korean: 곡부) in Korean. According to the South Korean 2000 census, the number of individuals identifying with the Gokbu Gong clan was 74,135. The apical ancestor of the clan was Confucius.
In 1351, Kong Shao (孔紹, 1304-1381; known as 공소 [Gong So] in Korean), claimed to be one of the Duke Yansheng Kong Huan's (孔浣, 53rd generation descendant of Confucius) sons, and was naturalized in Goryeo as a fatherly master of Princess Noguk, who married an ordinary civilian, which was planned by Gongmin of Goryeo at the Yuan dynasty's Hanlin Academy. Kong Shao became a Menxia Shilang (Hanja: 門下侍郎) and was granted lands in the Changwon area. He subsequently became a middle founder of the Gokbu Gong clan.[1]
As of 2009, the 5th edition of the Kong Family Tree (孔子世家譜) recorded the genealogy of Gokbu Gong clan, called Goryeo branch (Korean: 고려파; Hanja: 高麗派). The Goryeo branch is listed in the last two out of 80 volumes of the Kong Family Tree, and it is the only recorded foreign branch of Kong family.[3][4]