- Kim Seon
Infobox Korean name
hangul=김선
hanja=金鐥
rr=Gim Seon
mr=Kim SŏnKim Seon (fl. late 10th century) was a minor lord of the early
Goryeo period, and the founder of theEonyang Kim clan. He was the seventh son of Silla's last king, Gyeongsun, and his mother wasPrincess Nangnang .ref|seventh She was the youngest daughter of Taejo, founder of theGoryeo dynasty.As part of Taejo's general policy of incorporating the old leadership of Silla into Goryeo, Kim Seon was given lordship over the Eonyang area.
His descendants, the Eonyang Kims, included many leading officials of Goryeo. One of these was
Kim Bu-sik , a military leader andNeo-Confucian intellectual of the 12th century, author of the "Samguk Sagi ". As of 2000, just over 38,000 South Koreans claimed descent from Kim Seon.ref|census1Notes
# cite web|work=Rootsinfo.co.kr|title=김알지계 김씨|url=http://www.rootsinfo.co.kr/name/n11/n11000.html|accessdate=2006-01-22
# cite web|work=Korean National Statistical Office|title=성씨,본관별 가구 및 인구|url=http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1INOOSB&IDTYPE=3|accessdate=2006-01-22ee also
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History of Korea
*List of Korea-related topics
*List of Goryeo people
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