Cheongju Han clan

The Cheongju Han clan (Hangul: 청주 한씨, Hanja: 淸州 韓氏) is a Korean clan who are well known for their many female members including six queens.[1]

Cheongju Han clan
청주 한씨
Current regionKorean peninsula
Place of originCheongju
FounderHan Ran
Connected membersQueen Insu
Queen Inyeol
Han Hwak
Queen Gonghye
Queen Ansun
Queen Jangsun
Han Myeong-hoe
Han Yong-un
Han Duck-soo
Han Myeong-sook
Han Seung-soo
Han Terra
MottoRoyalty, humility, sincerity, frugality
충효덕례 근금공검
忠孝德禮 勤謹恭儉
Websitehttp://www.cheongjuhan.net/

The Cheongju Han clan was one of the most prominent clans during the Joseon period, currently, the Cheongju Han is known as a clan that has long been prominent in Korean politics, public service, business and arts.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Origin

The members of the Cheongju Han clan claim descent from the sage Jizi (or Kija), who was a noble from the Chinese Shang dynasty, and rode his white horse and set a nation in "The Farthest East". They were the descendents of Urang (友諒), the son of King Jun, the last monarch of the Gija period, during the ancient Gojoseon Kingdom.[8] The founder of the Cheongju Han clan was Han Ran (한란; 韓蘭; 853–916), the 32nd descendent of Urang.[9][10]

History

The clan provided the largest number of generals during the Joseon dynasty. The Cheongju Han clan is well known for the many female members who produced most royal consorts including most six queens. They had produced six queens, five princesses consort, three royal concubines, 315 scholars, 12 Sangshin, 14 Gongshin, and 1 Daejejak throughout the Joseon dynasty.[11]

A member of this clan was Queen Insu, wife of Crown Prince Uigyeong, and the first female author in Korean history, who wrote Naehun, a Confucian morality guidebook for women.[12][13]

Genealogy book

The Cheongju Han's genealogy records (jokbo; 族譜) written by Han Hyo-jung, Han Hyuk and others in 1617, during the Joseon dynasty, is considered important bibliographically. In addition, the overall system and recording method are different from other genealogies, having a feature that places great importance on royal records.[14]

Living members
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 – Han Seung-soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (center); Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International; Kgalema Motlanthe, President of South Africa; Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico in Davos, Switzerland.
  • Han Duck-soo, the 34th Prime Minister of South Korea
  • Han Myeong-sook, the 33rd Prime Minister of South Korea (as the first female)
  • Han Min-goo, Minister of National Defense (2014 – 2017)
  • Han Kang, novelist
  • Han Sung-joo, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993 – 1994) and Ambassador to the United States (2003 – 2005)
  • Han Seung-soo, the 35th Prime Minister of South Korea and President of the United Nations General Assembly (2001 – 2002)
  • Han Terra, South Korean polymath
  • Han Hyun-min, South Korean model

Royalty of the Chinese Ming dynasty

Royalty of the Joseon dynasty
Changgyeong Palace, Seoul. Built during the Joseon dynasty, in 1483, for the three Queens: Queen Insu, Queen Jeonghui, and Queen Ansun. The 226th National treasure of South Korea.

See also

References
  1. "Royal Consort, Cheongju Han - 왕비록, 청주한씨세보". www.cheongjuhan.net. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. "Secretary-General Appoints Han Seung-Soo of Republic of Korea Special Envoy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Water". United Nations. 19 December 2013.
  3. "한승수 前부총리 英서 KBE 작위". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. "Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".
  5. Kitamura, Katie (2019-02-25). "Han Kang's Novel Is a Politically Tinged Eulogy for a Dead Sister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. "Terra Han, Korean musical genius Carnegie Hall recital -MusicalAmerica". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. "Political noble family-Cheongju Han clan most queens and prime minister 정치명가-국무총리·왕비 최다배출한 청주 한씨". Joins News -중앙일보 (in Korean). 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  8. Academy of Korean Studies 청주한씨 淸州韓氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  9. 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.
  10. 金相勲「韓国人の起源に関する中高生の意識と『国史』教科書との関係」『Yamagata University 歴史・地理・人類学論集、第13号』2012、p48
  12. "MusicalAmerica - Terra Han introduces East Asian Royal women's identity through her own family traditions of Han clan of Cheongju". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  13. "Queen Sohye's Instruction for Women - Queen Sohye (Queen mother Insu, Seongjong's mother)". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  14. "FamilySearch Catalog: 청주한씨족보 淸州韓氏族譜, 5권, 930-1955 — FamilySearch.org". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  15. Concubine of King Jungjong and niece of Queen Ansun
  16. Concubine of King Myeongjong.
  17. Concubine of King Seonjo.
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