| Country | Korea |
|---|---|
| Ancestral house | Itself |
| Titles | King of Silla |
| Founder | King Hyeokgeose |
| Final sovereign | King Gyeongae |
| Founding | 57 BC |
| Dissolution | Fall of Silla in 935 |
| Park | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 박 |
| Hanja | 朴 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak |
Park is a common and time-honoured Korean surname, founded by King Hyeokgeose. All Parks are descendants of him in principle except naturalized people. According to the legend of King Hyeokgeose's birth, he was born out of a "gourd" so it became his family name.
When written with a Chinese character (Hanja), it uses the character 朴.
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King Hyeokgeose was the founder of this surname.
According to the legend, a white horse led a village chief to the location of a big egg, and he was said to have been hatched from the egg. When the egg shell cracked, there were rays of light that came from it. A big egg resembled "bak," Lagenaria leucantha, a family of gourd widespread in Asia similar to the African Calabash. When he turned thirteen, he became the founding king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla in 57 BCE.
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 murdured 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.
Name Period of reign
| # | 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 |
After fall of Silla, it was divided into several clans. According to the last census in 2000 [1], there are 161 Park clans in South Korea.
| Clan name (Region) | Clan progenitor | Percentage (%) (2000) |
|---|---|---|
| Miryang (Miryang) | Grand Prince Eun-Chim of Milseong | 77.8 |
| Bannam (Naju) | Lord Hojang | 3.6 |
| Juksan (Andong) | Grand Prince Eun-Rip of Juksan | 1.4 |
| Yeonghae (Yeongdeok) | Park Je-Sang | 0.7 |
| Chungju (Chungju) | Park Sang | 0.6 |
| Myeoncheon (Dangjin) | Park Sul-Hee | 0.1 |
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— Royal house —
House of Park
Founding year: 57 BC
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| Preceded by Founding dynasty |
Ruling House of Silla 57 BC – 57 AD |
Next: House of Seok |
| Preceded by House of Seok |
Ruling House of Silla 80 – 184 |
Next: House of Seok |
| Preceded by House of Kim |
Ruling House of Silla 912 – 927 |
Next: abdicated |