Sinch'ŏn Kang clan

Sinchon Kang clan
Shincheon Kang clan
CountryKorea
FounderKang Ho-gyŏng
Connected membersQueen Kang
Queen Jeonghwa
Lady Sinjuwon
Kang Chi-yŏn
Gang Chung
Kang Woo-suk
Kang Seok-woo
Kang Kyung-wha
David C. Kang
Kang Seul-gi
Kang Mi-na
Kang Yu-chan
Websitehttps://www.sckang.org/

Sinchon Kang clan (Korean신천 강씨; Hanja信川 康氏) is a Korean clan from Sinchon County, Hwanghae Province. According to a census held in 2015, the clan has 52,945 members and in a census held in 2000, the clan had 13,909 families.

The daedongbo (a compilation genealogy book of related clans) of the Sinchon Kang clan claims that Kang Ho-gyŏng was the 67th generation descendant of Kang Hou (강후; 康侯), a grandson of King Wen of the Zhou dynasty. However, the historical veracity of that claim cannot be verified.[1] Furthermore, the intermediate ancestor (중시조) of the Sinchon Kang clan is considered to be Kang Chi-yŏn, a 14th generation descendant of Kang Ho-gyŏng.[2]

Kang Chin-ŭi, the great-grandmother of Taejo of Goryeo, was a member of the clan as she was the great-granddaughter of Kang Ho-gyeong, and the granddaughter of Kang Chung.

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References

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  1. ^ 김성회 (2 April 2013). "[김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서] <46> 진주강씨·신천강씨 등". Segye Ilbo. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ "강씨(康氏)의 본관". 뿌리를 찾아서. RootsClick. Retrieved 15 April 2018.