Sinchon Kang clan (Korean: 신천 강씨; Hanja: 信川 康氏) is a Korean clan from Sinchon County, Hwanghae Province. According to a census held in 2015, the clan has 52,945 members and in a census held in 2000, the clan had 13,909 families.
| Sinchon Kang clan Shincheon Kang clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Founder | Kang Ho-gyŏng |
| Connected members | Queen Kang Queen Jeonghwa Lady Sinjuwon Kang Chi-yŏn Gang Chung Kang Woo-suk Kang Seok-woo Kang Kyung-wha David C. Kang Kang Seul-gi Kang Mi-na Kang Yu-chan |
| Website | https://www.sckang.org/ |
The daedongbo (a compilation genealogy book of related clans) of the Sinchon Kang clan claims that Kang Ho-gyŏng was the 67th generation descendant of Kang Hou (강후; 康侯), a grandson of King Wen of the Zhou dynasty. However, the historical veracity of that claim cannot be verified.[1] Furthermore, the intermediate ancestor (중시조) of the Sinchon Kang clan is considered to be Kang Chi-yŏn, a 14th generation descendant of Kang Ho-gyŏng.[2]
Kang Chin-ŭi, the great-grandmother of Taejo of Goryeo, was a member of the clan as she was the great-granddaughter of Kang Ho-gyeong, and the granddaughter of Kang Chung.