安東金氏分派圖Genealogical Branching & Historical Demographics

Clan Lineage Branches & Migration Tree

Over more than a millennium, the descendants of Kim Seon-pyeong (Shin Andong Kim) and Kim Suk-seung (Gu Andong Kim) differentiated into distinguished branch lineages (Pa / 派). Explore the major sub-branches, their founding ancestors, their traditional clan estates (Seogeoji / 世居地), and the historical migration corridors that propelled the clan from the southeastern river basins of Gyeongsangbuk-do into the royal halls of Hanyang and the global diaspora.

Lineage Branch (分派) Directory

Explore Major Branch Lineages & Estates

Displaying 4 major branch lineages for this clanDaedongbo Branch Directory

청음파

(淸陰派)

Cheong-eum Branch (Jangdong Yangban)

Gen 23 Founder

Branch Progenitor

Kim Sang-heon (김상헌)

좌의정 (Left State Councillor) / 문정공 (Munjeong-gong)

Ancestral Clan Seat (세거지)

Jangdong (Jongno-gu, Seoul) & Seokshil (Namyangju, Gyeonggi)

Pyeongnae-dong, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do

The most politically and intellectually influential branch of late Joseon. Descendants of Kim Sang-heon dominated the State Council for two centuries, producing 13 Chief State Councillors (영의정), multiple royal queens, and leading scholars of the Nakron philosophical school.

Prominent Descendants & Statesmen

Kim Su-hang (25th Gen · Chief State Councillor · Munjeong-gong)Kim Chang-jip (26th Gen · Chief State Councillor · Four Ministers Leader)Kim Chang-hyeop (26th Gen · Foremost Nakron Neo-Confucian Master)Kim Jo-sun (30th Gen · Royal In-Law Chancellor · Father of Queen Sunwon)Kim Jwa-geun (31st Gen · Three-Time Chief State Councillor)

Geographical Migration Vectors (이주 경로)

Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-doHanyang (Seoul, Jangdong)(Mid Joseon (Late 16th Century))

Civil examination appointments to the Royal Secretariat and Censorate.

Hanyang (Seoul)Seokshil (Namyangju / Gwangju)(Post-Manchu Invasion (1640s))

Establishment of clan ancestral graves and Seokshil Seowon academy.

선원파

(仙源派)

Seon-won Branch

Gen 23 Founder

Branch Progenitor

Kim Sang-yong (김상용)

우의정 (Right State Councillor) / 문충공 (Munchung-gong)

Ancestral Clan Seat (세거지)

Seoul & Ganghwa Island

Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do

Branch descended from the martyr of Ganghwa Island, Kim Sang-yong. Revered for unyielding Confucian loyalty and artistic mastery in poetry and calligraphic stele engraving.

Prominent Descendants & Statesmen

Kim Gwang-hyeon (24th Gen · Minister of Rites (예조판서))Kim Su-jeung (25th Gen · Master Calligrapher · Gogoseong hermit)

충무공파

(忠武公派)

Chungmu-gong Branch

Gen 22 Founder

Branch Progenitor

General Kim Si-min (김시민)

진주목사 (Moksa of Jinju) / 증 영의정 (Posthumous Chief State Councillor)

Ancestral Clan Seat (세거지)

Mokcheon (Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do)

Goryeong-ri, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si

Descendants of the heroic defender of Jinju Fortress (1592). The branch maintained military tradition and high military examination (무과) representation throughout the mid and late Joseon periods.

Prominent Descendants & Statesmen

Kim Chi (23rd Gen · Military Official and Border Garrison Commander)Kim Deuk-ryeong (24th Gen · Right Navy Commander)

안소파

(安昭派)

An-so Regional Branch

Gen 16 Founder

Branch Progenitor

Kim Yeong-su (김영수)

통정대부 (Tongjeong Daebu) / 안소공 (Anso-gong)

Ancestral Clan Seat (세거지)

Pungsan & Jinbo, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Pungsan-eup, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

The primary traditional branch that remained in the Yeongnam ancestral homeland. Preserved the clan's ancestral estates, ritual properties, and Taesamyo shrine worship while remaining aloof from capital factional purges.

Prominent Descendants & Statesmen

Kim Sam-geun (17th Gen · Local Scholar-Gentry Pillar)Kim Gye-haeng (18th Gen · Founder of Mukgye Seowon and Manhyujeong)

Historical Demographics

The 4 Dynastic Migration Corridors of Korea

How the clan evolved from a regional southeastern cradle into the capital elite and modern diaspora.

Ancient to Goryeo (~935–1392 CE)遷居歷史

1. The Sacred Cradle & Regional Consolidation

Gyeongju (Silla Royal City) $ ightarrow$ Gochang / Andong (Yeongnam Basin)

The Gu Andong Kim emerged from the last Silla royal family in Gyeongju, while the Shin Andong Kim consolidated power in Gochang following the 930 CE Battle of Gochang alongside King Taejo Wang Geon.

Clan Impact: Established Andong as the perpetual territorial homeland (Pon-gwan / 本貫) of both clans, providing economic estates and enduring ancestral sanctuaries.

Early Joseon (1392–1592 CE)遷居歷史

2. The Dynastic Transition & Capital Ascent

Andong $ ightarrow$ Hanyang (Seoul) & Gwangju (Gyeonggi)

Key leaders like Kim Sa-hyeong (Gu) and Kim Gu-deok (Shin) served King Taejo Yi Seong-gye as founding meritorious subjects, establishing residences in the new capital of Hanyang.

Clan Impact: Shifted the clan's primary strategic base from regional provincial gentry to top-tier central court bureaucracy.

Mid to Late Joseon (1636–1897 CE)遷居歷史

3. The Jangdong & Seokshil Aristocratic Axis

Seoul (Jangdong / Bukchon) $leftrightarrow$ Namyangju (Seokshil) $leftrightarrow$ Yeongnam Academies

Kim Sang-heon's unyielding defiance during the 1636 Manchu Invasion established the moral legitimacy of his descendants, forming the Gyeonghwa Yangban elite in Seoul's Jangdong district.

Clan Impact: Birthed the 19th-century In-Law Governance (Sedo Jeongchi), producing 15 Chief State Councillors and shaping state policy across three sovereign reigns.

Modern Era (1910–Present)遷居歷史

4. The Independence Frontier & Global Diaspora

Seoul & Hwanghae $ ightarrow$ Manchuria (Cheongsanri) & Shanghai $ ightarrow$ Global Diaspora

Japanese colonization triggered mass armed and diplomatic resistance. General Kim Jwa-jin led armed battles in Manchuria; Baekbeom Kim Gu directed the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai and Chongqing.

Clan Impact: Transformed the clan's traditional Confucian loyalty into modern national sovereignty, spreading descendants globally across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Genealogical Monograph

The Mechanics of Bunpa (分派) & Branch Registries (派譜)

1. Why Clans Branch: Honorific Canonization & Spatial Settlement

In Korean clan sociology, a branch (Pa) is established when an ancestor achieves extraordinary civil distinction (e.g. Chief State Councillor, First-Class Meritorious Subject, or Posthumous Martyrdom) or when a branch permanently settles a new regional territory. Rather than tracing all records to the distant founding progenitor, descendants organize rituals and property around the Pajo (派祖 — branch founder).

For example, Kim Sang-heon's uncompromising moral stand during the Manchu crisis elevated his descendants into theCheong-eum-pa (named after his pen-name Cheong-eum), while Kim Sang-yong's martyrdom gave rise to theSeon-won-pa.

2. Pabo (派譜) vs. Daedongbo (大同譜)

While the Daedongbo (Grand Union Genealogy) encompasses every recorded descendant across the entire clan nationwide, individual branches publish regional Pabo (Branch Genealogies). A Pabo provides deep biographical resolution, preserving detailed maps of ancestral burial hills (Sansondo), transcripts of ritual sacrifice invocations (Chukmun), and records of family academies.

Consulting both the overarching Daedongbo and the specific Pabo ensures that modern researchers can cross-reference generational name markers (Hangyeol-ja) with verified court gazetteers.

Genealogical Accuracy Standard

Branch designations and genealogical lines rendered here adhere to the authoritative Andong Kim-ssi Daedongbo (Gyeongbo Edition), with geographic coordinates and historic manor locations verified against modern administrative records from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS).