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===Soldiers===
===Soldiers===
* General [[Park Seo]] (Defeated the Mongol Army of Sartak at [[Siege of Kusong 1231 AD|Battle of Kusong]])
* General [[Park Seo]] (Defeated the Mongol Army of Sartak at [[Siege of Kusong 1231 AD|Battle of Kusong]])
* Militia Leader Park KiSeo (Organized a militia to resist the [[Donghak]] rebels in Jeolla Province in 1895. Liberated several town in ChungCheong Province before dying in battle.

* General [[Park Jong Heon]] ([[Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea)|Chief of Staff]], Republic of Korea Air Force 2010-2012 AD)
* General [[Park Jong Heon]] ([[Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea)|Chief of Staff]], Republic of Korea Air Force 2010-2012 AD)
* Vice Marshal [[Park Ki So]] (Commander, Capital Defense Command, North Korea, 1929-2010).
* Vice Marshal [[Park Ki So]] (Commander, Capital Defense Command, North Korea, 1929-2010).

Revision as of 23:34, 23 July 2013

House of Park
Parent houseItself
CountryKorea
Founded57 BC
FounderKing Hyeokgeose
Final rulerKing Gyeongae
TitlesKing of Silla
DissolutionFall of Silla in 935
Park
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak
McCune–ReischauerPak
Percentage of family names in South Korea
  Kim
  Lee
  Park
  Choi
  Jung

Park is a common Korean surname, traditionally founded by King Hyeokgeose (혁거세) and theoretically inclusive of all his descendants. In Chinese characters (Hanja), it was written as 朴; in Hangul, it is written 박.

Founding legend

According to the legend, a white horse led a village chief to the location of a big egg, and King Hyeokgeose was said to have been hatched from it amid rays of light. He was named after the bak (Lagenaria leucantha), a family of Asian gourd similar to the African calabash, from the egg's resemblance.

Position in society

King Hyeokgeose was said to have founded the Korean kingdom of Silla at the age of thirteen in 57 BC.

Park was one of the royal houses of the Korean kingdom of Silla. Although it failed to take the position of the ruling house of Silla during the kingdom's middle age, most of its queen consorts were from the house of Park. When Silla was at the verge of falling, Park regained the position of the ruling house. However, King Gyeongae was murdered by Gyeon Hwon in 927 and there were no more kings from the Parks after him.

After the fall of Silla, it became a major noble house of Korea. During the Goryeo dynasty, most of the people who passed the highest-level state examination, which was implemented to recruit ranking officials during the Goryeo Dynasty, were Parks. The first General to defeat the Mongols in world history was General Park Seo, who commanded the defense of the fortress of Guju in 1231.

During Joseon dynasty, Parks continued to thrive as one of the main Yangban households. With the Gabo Reform of 1894, when the caste system was abolished, many peasants adopted the surname of Park, bloating the population of the Park family. Simultaneously with the abolition of the gwageo national service examination, the Yangban system came to an end. During the Japanese Occupation Period, three of the ten Korean aritocrats [[1]] admitted into Japanese Imperial house of Peers [[2]] were of the Park Clan. With the social turbulence caused by the Korean War of 1950, many former peasants carry on as original members of the Park clan today. True family members maintain their ancient geneology passed down through the families, as well as by the convention of naming their children according to strict Confucian system.

Notable people

Kings

Name Period of reign

Soldiers

  • General Park Seo (Defeated the Mongol Army of Sartak at Battle of Kusong)
  • Militia Leader Park KiSeo (Organized a militia to resist the Donghak rebels in Jeolla Province in 1895. Liberated several town in ChungCheong Province before dying in battle.

Actress

Athletes

Directors

Entertainers

Historical people

  • Park Gyusoo [[3]] - Passed the naitonal serive exam in 1848, and as an inspector, put down the 1862 Peasant Rebellion in Jinju, reducing the tax burden and punishing the corrupt official of the city. As the Inspector General of Pyeong An Province in 1866, when USS Sherman made its expedition into Pyeong Yang, ordered the attack on the ship when the sailors began attacking and looting the populace, resulting in the burning and sinking of the ship. Also a geographer, cartographer, and poet in the classical style. Became a notable member of the modernization movement in late Joseon until his death in 1877.
  • Park Jeong Yang [[4]] - The First Amabssador of joseon to the USA in 1887, and a member of Kim Hong Jip cabinet.
  • Jan Jansz. Weltevree
  • Park Ji-won
  • Park Wan-suh

Politicians

Singers

Voice actors

Kings of the Park dynasty

# Name Period of reign
1 Hyeokgeose of Silla 57 BC - 4 AD
2 Namhae of Silla 4 - 24
3 Yuri of Silla 24 - 57
4 Pasa of Silla 80 - 112
5 Jima of Silla 112 - 134
6 Ilseong of Silla 134 - 154
7 Adalla of Silla 154 - 184
8 Sindeok of Silla 912 - 917
9 Gyeongmyeong of Silla 917 - 924
10 Gyeongae of Silla 924 - 927

Clans

After fall of Silla, it was divided into several clans. According to the last census in 2000 [5], there are 161 Park clans in South Korea.

Both former President of South Korea (1962 - 1979), Park Chung-Hee and new President, Park Geun-hye are belonging to Goryeong clan of Park.

Clan name (Region) Clan progenitor Percentage (%) (2000)
Miryang Grand Prince Eon-chim of Milseong 77.8
Bannam (Naju) Lord Hojang 3.6
Juksan (Andong) Grand Prince Eunnip of Juksan 1.4
Goryeong Park Eun-seong, Grand Prince of Goyang 1.0
Yeonghae (Yeongdeok) Park Je-sang 0.7
Chungju Park Sang 0.6
Myeoncheon (Dangjin) Park Sul-hui 0.1
Pyeongsan King Hyeokgeose, founder of Silla 0.01

See also

— Royal house —
House of Park
Founding year: 57 BC
Preceded by
Founding dynasty
 Ruling House of Silla
57 BC – 57 AD 		Next:
House of Seok
Preceded by Ruling House of Silla
80 – 184 		Next:
House of Seok
Preceded by Ruling House of Silla
912 – 927 		Next:
abdicated
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