Cheongju Han clan

Cheongju Han clan (Korean: 청주 한씨; Hanja: 淸州 韓氏) is a Korean royal clan. Also called the House of Han or known as Han clan of Cheonju.

House of Han
청주한씨
Chengju Han Clan
Parent familyHan of Gija Joseon (B.C.1120)
Current regionKorean peninsula
Place of originEast Asia (Gija Joseon, Gojoseon)
Founded853
FounderHan Ran
Current head South Korea, Seoul
Connected membersQueen Insu
Queen Inyeol
Queen Gonghye
Queen Ansun
Prince Yangnyeong
Prince Heungan
Princess Jeonghye
Princess Gongshin
Han Yong-un
Han Duck-soo
Han Myeong-sook
Han Seung-soo
Han Terra
Han Myeong-hoe
Queen Jangsun
DistinctionsSeonggol, Shilla Dynasty
yangban, Joseon Dynasty
TraditionsRoyalty, humility, sincerity, frugality
충효덕례 근금공검
忠孝德禮 勤謹恭儉
Estate(s)Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty,
Jongmyo Shrine
-UNESCO World Heritage
-National Treasure of South Korea
Websitehttp://www.cheongjuhan.net/
Korean royal family

The Cheongju Han clan is considered one of the most royal clans since the Gojoseon period. In the Silla Dynasty, all of the Cheongju Hans were considered seonggol, or "sacred bone", the highest rank, received the most generals of the prominent Joseon Dynasty and were considered the highest of the yangban class next to the Jeonju Lee clan. The Han are descendants of the sage Jizi, who was a noble of the Chinese Shang dynasty, and rode his white horse and set a nation in "The Farthest East". Their founder was Han Ran, who was the Gija Joseon's last monarch.[1][2][3] The nobles with the surname Han were greatly praised, and not to be bothered.

Cheongju Han clan is well known for a long tradition of the women members of royal consorts produced the largest number of 16 queens in Korean history.[4] Goryeo and Joseon dynasty's first queen were produced by the Cheongju Han. In Joseon Dynasty, Queen Insu was the first woman author in Korean history, she wrote a book Naehun which was Confucian morality guidebook for women.[5] The book is the first known book written by a woman in Korean history.[6]

Currently, Cheongju Han is well known for a Korean political family that has long been prominent in Korean politics, public service, business and arts.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Genealogy book

Cheongju Han's genealogy records (jokbo, 族譜) written by Han Hyojung and Han Hyuk and others in 1617, Joseon dynasty is considered important bibliographically. The primary importance is in that it is the first edition of the Cheongju Han clan in that the prime period of the civilization in the early Joseon Dynasty. In addition, the overall system and recording method are different from other genealogy, it has a feature that places great importance on royal records.[14]

Living members
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 - Centered Han Seung-Soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea; 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.

Royalty of Ming Dynasty of China
The Yongle Emperor of China, uncle of Queen Insu of the Joseon dynasty.

Royalty of Goryo Dynasty
  • Queen Uisuk
  • Queen Yongeui
  • Queen Yongshin
  • Queen Sunjeong

Royalty of Joseon Dynasty
Changgyeong Palace, Seoul built in 1483 for the three queens Insu, Junghee and Ansun. (Joseon dynasty) 226th National treasure of South Korea.

Family tree

The following family tree shows the lineage of the Joseon dynasty members of the Cheongju Han Imperial Family.. Princesses who left the Imperial Family upon their marriage are indicated in italics:

Han HwakLady Hong
King DeokjongQueen InsuPrincess JungsungPrince Gyeyang
Prince WolsanPrincess SeungpyeongKing SeongjongQueen GonghyePrincess MyungsookPrince Hongsang

See also

References
  1. Academy of Korean Studies 청주한씨 淸州韓氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. Jin Guanglin (金光林) (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.p16
  3. 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
  4. "Royal Consort, Cheongju Han - 왕비록, 청주한씨세보". www.cheongjuhan.net. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  5. "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.
  6. "Queen Sohye's Instruction for Women - Queen Sohye (Queen mother Insu, Seongjong's mother)". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  7. "Secretary-General Appoints Han Seung-Soo of Republic of Korea Special Envoy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Water". United Nations. 19 December 2013.
  8. "한승수 前부총리 英서 KBE 작위". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  9. "Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".
  10. 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.
  11. "Terra Han, Korean musical genius Carnegie Hall recital -MusicalAmerica". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  12. "TeRra Han Official Website". TeRra's Music Diary. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  13. "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.
  14. "FamilySearch Catalog: 청주한씨족보 淸州韓氏族譜, 5권, 930-1955 — FamilySearch.org". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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