Punggi Jin clan (Korean: 풍기 진씨; Hanja: 豊基 秦氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Punggi Jin clan’s member was 11046. Their founder was Jin Pil myeong who worked as the deputy minister of defense (兵部侍郎, Bingbu Shilang) in Tang dynasty during Emperor Gaozong of Tang’s reign. Jin Pil myeong collapsed Baekje in 660 with Su Dingfang who was a four-star rank as the Silla-Tang alliance‘s general. After that, Jin Pil myeong was naturalized in Silla.[1][2]
| Punggi Jin clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Yeongju |
| Founder | Jin Pil myeong |
| Connected members | Jin Jong-oh |
See also
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edit- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 풍기진씨 豊基秦氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.