Goksan Yeon clan
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| Goksan Yeon clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Sinpyong County |
| Founder | Yeon Sa Jong |
| Connected members | Yeon Jung-hoon, Yeon Sang-ho |
| Website | https://www.goksan.co.kr/home/index.php |
Goksan Yeon clan (Korean: 곡산 연씨; Hanja: 谷山 延氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in sinpyong County, North Hwanghae Province.[1]
Yeon clan originated from Nanyang Commandery (Hanja: 南陽郡; around present-day Nanyang, Henan), China. Their founder was Yeon Gye ryeong who served as Menxia Shilang (Hanja: 門下侍郎) and general officer in Goryeo. Yeon Gye ryeong was from Hongnong Commandery (Hanja: 弘農郡; south of present-day Lingbao City, Henan). Yeon Su chang (Korean: 연수창; Hanja: 延壽菖), 7th descendant of Yeon Gye ryeong became a subordinate of Princess Jeguk who was forced to marry ordinary person by Chungnyeol of Goryeo and was settled in Koksan County. Yeon Ju (Korean: 연주; Hanja: 延柱), 11th descendant of Yeon Gye ryeong, appointed as Household Counsellor (Hanja: 光祿大夫) and Sansī Left Messenger (Hanja: 三司左使). Then, he founded Goksan Yeon clan because he was appointed as Count of Koksan.[2][3]
The clan gained notoriety for producing several Korean independence activists during the Japanese colonial era. Yeon Byung-hwan (ko), his younger brother Yeon Byung-ho (ko) and daughter Yeon Mi-dang (ko) were associates of more high-profile figures such as Kim Gu and Ahn Changho and aided their anti-Japanese activities.[4]