Kim Pohyŏn
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Kim Bohyǒn | |
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 Kim Bohyŏn in 1945 | |
| Born | 3 October 1871 |
| Died | 2 September 1955 (aged 83) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Burial place | Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Spouse | Lee Bo-ik |
| Children | Kim Hyong-jik Kim Hyŏngnok Kim Hyong-gwon Kim Gu-il Kim Hyong-sil Kim Hyong-bok |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Kim family |
| Kim Pohyŏn | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김보현 |
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| Hancha | 金輔鉉 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Bohyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pohyŏn |
Kim Bohyǒn (Korean: 김보현; Hanja: 金輔鉉; 3 October 1871 – 2 September 1955) was a farmer from South Pyongan Province. He was the paternal grandfather of the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, the great-grandfather of Kim Jong Il, and great-great-grandfather of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.
He is buried in the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery in North Korea.
Biography
[edit]Kim Pohyŏn was born on 3 October 1871 as the only son to Mangyongdae farmer Kim Ŭngu (17 June 1848 – 4 October 1878).[1] Kim Ŭngu died at the age of thirty, one day after Kim Pohyŏn's seventh birthday. Without his father, Kim went to live with his uncle.
In his twenties, Pohyŏn married a girl named Lee Bo-ik, who was five years younger than Kim. Together, they had three sons and three daughters, the most well known of the offspring being Kim Hyong-jik.[2][3] To feed his six offspring, Kim was said to have woken up at early dawn and went around the village to collect manure, while at night, he was said to twist straw ropes, make straw sandals and plait straw mats by lamplight.[4]
Kim Il Sung claimed his ancestors, including his grandfather Kim Pohyŏn and great-grandfather Kim Ŭngu, were involved in the General Sherman incident, despite the fact that Kim Pohyŏn was not born until five years later.[5] The account, undisputed in North Korea, has been questioned by independent scholars abroad.[6][3] From September 16, 1948, to October 1, 1949, he served as the Deputy Head of the High Special Advisor to the Agricultural Department of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. After officially retiring from his position on October 1, 1949, he died at the age of 83 in 1955.
Legacy
[edit]Kim Pohyŏn and Yi Poik were likened as "patriots" by the Editorial Committee for the Short Biography of Kim Il Sung.[7]
A statue in his honor stands at the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery.[8]
In 1947, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea established an agricultural college named Kim Bo-hyun University in his honor.[9]
On 19 August 2013, wreaths were sent by various North Korean organizations to the tombs of Kim Pohyŏn and Yi Poik
Family
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- Father: Kim Ŭngu (김응우; 17 June 1848 – 4 October 1878)
- Grandfather: Kim Songnyŏng (김송령; 1 December 1810 – 12 March 1899)
- Grandmother: Na Hyŏnjik (나현직; 4 March 1811 – 23 January 1897)
- Mother: Lady Yi (이씨)
- Wife: Lee Bo-ik (이보익; 31 May 1876 – 18 October 1958)
- Son: Kim Hyong-jik (김형직; 10 July 1894 – 5 June 1926)
- Son: Kim Hyŏngnok (김형록)
- Son: Kim Hyong-gwon (김형권; 4 November 1905 – 12 January 1936)
- Daughter: Kim Kuil (김구일)
- Daughter: Kim Hyŏngsil (김형실)
- Daughter: Kim Hyŏngpok (김형복)
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References
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- ^ Szathmary, Zoe (2017-12-17). "Korean battle flags tied to Kim Jong Un ancestor unearthed at US Naval Academy". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Hyung-chan Kim (2003). "Kim Jong Il's North Korea and Its Survivability". Korea and World Affairs. 27: 251. ISSN 0251-3072. OCLC 3860590.
One also has to accept the existence of Kim Bo-hyeon (1871–1955), Kim Il-sung's grandfather, who participated in anti-Japanese activities.
- ^ a b Gourevitch, Philip (September 8, 2003). "Alone in the dark". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014.
- ^ Kim Il-sung, With the Century, Volume I: April 1912 - May 1930 p. 19.
- ^ "SS General Sherman Incident". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Thomas Julian Belke (1999). Juche: A Christian Study of North Korea's State Religion. Living Sacrifice Book Company. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-88264-329-8.
- ^ Editorial Committee for the Short Biography of Kim Il Sung; Chʻulpʻansa, Oegungmun (1973). Kim Il Sung: short biography. Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 1.
- ^ Delegate, Official USA (20 August 2012). "Wreaths Laid before Grave of Kim Po Hyon". KFAUSA.
- ^ "金辅铉大学". Naenara. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007.