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List of fictitious kings in Korean genealogies
List of fictional monarchs of Korean genealogies
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This is a list of fictional monarchs appearing in the genealogies of three Korean descent groups: the Cheongju Han, the Haengju Gi, and the Taewon Seonu. These groups claim descent from a line of putative kings of Gojoseon and Mahan founded by the legendary Chinese figure Jizi, who is said to have introduced Chinese civilization to Korea. However, the association between Jizi and these clans is considered an Early Modern fabrication. The records of the Goryeo dynasty make no link between Cheongju Han individuals and Jizi, despite the fact that the official veneration of Jizi as a culture hero was patronized by the state. Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century sources also report that the descent group had been founded either by Han Ran(νλ,ιθ), a tenth-century general in the service of Taejo of Goryeo, or by Han Gang(νκ°,ιεΊ·), a thirteenth-century minister in the government of Gojong of Goryeo.