Haengju Ki clan

Haengju Ki clan (Korean: 행주 기씨; Hanja: 幸州 奇氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. According to the 2015 South Korean census, the population of the Haengju Ki clan was 27,379. Their founder was Ki U-sŏng who was a descendant of Jun of Gojoseon, the last king of Gija Joseon. U-seong was the eldest son of Hun who was the 7th descendant of Jun. U-sŏng's two younger brothers, U-ryang and U-pyŏng, became the progenitors of the Han and Sunwoo families respectively.[1] Ki U-sŏng was Gija’s 48th generation descendant.[2][3]

Haengju Ki clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGoyang
FounderKi U-seong
Connected membersEmpress Gi
Ki Cha-o
Ki Bo-bae
Ki Dong-min
Ki Sung-yueng
Ki Hui-hyeon
Gi Hyeong-do
Websitehttp://www.hjkee.com/

See also

References
  1. "(138) 행주 기씨". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 4 May 1985. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. 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: 16 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
  3. Doosan Encyclopedia 기 奇. Doosan Encyclopedia.
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