The Pungcheon Im clan (Korean풍천 임씨; Hanja豊川 任氏) is a Korean clan based in Kwail County, South Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Pungcheon Im clan’s member was 143881. Their founder was Im On [ja] who was from Shaoxing, China and came to Goryeo. Im On [ja] worked as Chao Feng Dai Fu (Hanja: 朝奉大夫) and General-in-Chief (Hanja: 大將軍) during Chungnyeol of Goryeo’s reign. Im Ju (Hanja: 任澍), 6 th descendant of Im On [ja], was settled in Hwanghae Province and founded Pungcheon Im clan.[1][2]

Pungcheon Im clan
CountryKorea
Current regionKwail County
FounderIm On [ja]
Connected membersIm Si-wan
Lim Eun-kyung
Im Chang-jung
Yim Jae-beom
Yim Tae-hee
Im Gwang
Yujeong
Im Sahong

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 풍천임씨 豊川任氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. ^ Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 21 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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