Jindo Gim clan

The Jindo Gim clan (Korean: 진도 김씨; Hanja: 珍島 金氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Jindo County, South Jeolla Province. According to the South Korean census held in 2000, the population of Jindo Gim clan was 1464. Their founder was Kim Guk bin who was from Han dynasty but exiled himself to Jindo County, South Jeolla Province by ship to avoid Battle of Guandu in Three Kingdoms.[1][2]

Jindo Gim clan
CountryKorea
Current regionJindo County
FounderKim Guk bin

See also

References
  1. Academy of Korean Studies 진도김씨 珍島金氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  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: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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