Taewon Gim clan
The Taewon Gim clan (Korean: 태원 김씨; Hanja: 太原 金氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, also called Taewon in Korean. According to the census held by Korea in 2000, the number of their family was 800, and the population of Taewon Gim clan was 2557. Their founder was Kim Hak jeung who was appointed as an Inspector-Official (御史) in Fujian during Wanli Emperor’s reign in Ming dynasty. His son named Kim Pyeong (金坪) was naturalized in Korea.[1]
| Taewon Gim clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Taiyuan |
| Founder | Kim Hak jeung |
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