Genealogy & Lineage Branches
Tracing more than thirty generations of the Andong Kim family across both the Shin (New) and Gu (Old) lineages with strict adherence to verifiable Jokbo records.
Inside the Jokbo Archives: The Seoul Daejonghoe & The Sacred Art of Updating the Daedongbo
How does the Central Grand Clan Association in Seoul preserve dozens of silk-bound volumes across 1,000 years of history? Explore what is recorded in every ancestor's entry, the sexagenary birth times, geomantic grave coordinates, and the 30-to-50-year Subo (脩譜) revision cycle.
Archival Standard of Genealogical Evidence
AndongKim.org maintains a strict policy against inventing or guessing family ties. Relationships in our database are classified as Confirmed (backed by Sillok and verified woodblock Jokbo), Probable, Traditional, or Uncertain / Disputed.
Major Historical Branches (파 / 派)
Cheong-eum Branch (淸陰派 / 청음파)
The most prominent lineage of late Joseon, renowned for Neo-Confucian moral rectitude, producing prime ministers, royal tutors, and scholars.
Seonwon Branch (仙源派 / 선원파)
Descendants of Right State Councilor Kim Sang-yong, celebrated for his ultimate martyrdom defending the royal family at Ganghwa Island in 1637.
Chungmu Branch (忠武派 / 충무파 - Gu Clan)
Descendants of Imjin War commander Kim Si-min, defender of Jinju Fortress, continuing a proud military and scholar-official tradition.
Seoji Branch (西枝派 / 서지파)
Ancient regional lineage settled around Andong and Gyeongsang provinces, preserving ancestral shrines and local Jokbo archives.
Generational Lineage Sequence
Gu Andong Clan • Magistrate of Jinju / Posthumous Chief State Councilor (영의정)
Shin Andong Clan • Samtaesa (Grand Chancellor / Founding Lord of Andong)
Gu Andong Clan • Cheomui-pa (첨의공파) • 첨의중찬 (Cheomui Jungchan / Supreme Chancellor & General)
Shin Andong Clan • Ikwongong-pa (익원공파) • 좌의정 (Left State Councilor)
Gu Andong Clan • Cheomui-gong branch • 대제학 (Director of Royal Decrees / Yemun-gwan Daejehak)
Shin Andong Clan • Cheong-eum-pa / Mungok-gong • 영의정 (Chief State Councilor / Prime Minister)
Shin Andong Clan • Jangdong-pa / Mongwa-gong • 영의정 (Chief State Councilor)
Shin Andong Clan • Seonwon-pa • Right State Councilor (우의정 / Uuijeong)
Shin Andong Clan • Cheong-eum-pa • Left State Councilor (좌의정 / Jwauijeong)
Shin Andong Clan • Jangdong-pa / Yeongan-buwon-gun • 영안부원군 (Yeongan Buwongun / Internal Prince), 대제학 (Director of Kyujanggak)
Shin Andong Clan • Vice Minister / Leader of the Enlightenment Party (Gaehwapa)
Shin Andong Clan • Gasan-pa (가산파) • 총사령관 (Supreme Commander, Northern Military Administration Army)
Gu Andong Clan • Baekbeom lineage • 주석 (President / Premier of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea)
Are you a Descendant of the Andong Kim Clan?
We invite clan members in Korea and across the global diaspora to submit generational Jokbo entries, branch histories, or ancestral photographs to our permanent archive.
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