Urok Kim clan
Korean clan from South Gyeongsang Province
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The Urok Kim clan (Korean: 우록 김씨; Hanja: 友鹿 金氏), officially the Gimhae Kim clan (Korean: 김해 김씨; Hanja: 金海 金氏), is a Korean clan descended from Kim Chung-seon, a general in the Japanese forces that invaded Korea in 1592.
| Urok Kim clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
Current region | Gimhae |
| Founder | Sayaka |
Connected members | Kim Jung-hwa Kim Ki-bum (Key) |
He defected to the Korean side and fought against the Japanese invaders.[1] He became a Korean citizen and was given the name Kim Chung-seon, official rank, the land of Gachang located in the suburbs of Daegu, and the ancestral seat (bon-gwan) of Gimhae. Kim Chung-seon married the daughter of the lord of Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province.[citation needed]
While officially known the Gimhae Kim clan, the clan is commonly known as the Urok Kim clan or the Saseong Gimhae Kim clan (Korean: 사성 김해 김씨; Hanja: 賜姓 金海 金氏) to distinguish it from the other Gimhae Kim clan descended from King Suro. The term saseong means that it was a surname given by the king.[2] The clan has 7000 members.[3]