| Yangsan Jin clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Liangshan County |
| Founder | Chen Pucai ( ja:陳普才 ) |
Yangsan Jin clan (Korean: 양산 진씨; Hanja: 梁山 陳氏) is one of the Korean clans, founded around the Yuan dynasty. Their Bon-gwan is in Liangshan County, Shandong, China. Their founder was Chen Pucai (陳普才 [ja]) who was originally from Mount Liang (Liangsan / Yangsan), China.
Founder Chen Pucai
Chen worked as a civil servant in Yuan dynasty but lived in retirement. After his demise, he was awarded Imperial Chancellor (Hanja: 丞相) and given the posthumous name, Wenlie (Hanja: 文烈) during Ming dynasty period.
Chen Pucai had a son named Chen Youliang, who fought against Yuan government and became the first emperor of the Chen Han.
The younger son of Chen Youliang named Chen Li, succeeded as second emperor of Chen Han.
After surrender to Ming dynasty, Emperor Hongwu appointed Chen Li as Marquis of Guide. He was later sent to Korea, where he became known as King Chen. King Gongmin gave nine bamboo cloths (苎布) to Chen Li. Chen Li passed away due to illness but is survived by his descendants in Korea and the Yangsan Jin Clan. One of Chen Li's (known) sons was Chen Mingshan (陈明善).
See also
- Chen Han, origin of the clan and dynasty in China
- Korean clan names
References
- 《高丽史·世家卷四十三·恭愍王六》：辛巳，赐陈理明升苎布九匹。
- 《朝鲜太宗实录》Records of Choseon Korea
- Academy of Korean Studies 양산진씨 梁山陳氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- Jin Guanglin (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 20 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.