Punggi Jin clan (Korean풍기 진씨; Hanja豊基 秦氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Punggi Jin clan’s member was 11046. Their founder was Jin Pil myeong [ja] who worked as the deputy minister of defense (兵部侍郎, Bingbu Shilang) in Tang dynasty during Emperor Gaozong of Tang’s reign. Jin Pil myeong [ja] collapsed Baekje in 660 with Su Dingfang who was a four-star rank as the Silla-Tang alliance‘s general. After that, Jin Pil myeong [ja] was naturalized in Silla.[1][2]

Punggi Jin clan
CountryKorea
Current regionYeongju
FounderJin Pil myeong [ja]
Connected membersJin Jong-oh

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 풍기진씨 豊基秦氏. 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: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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