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The Kim family, officially the Mount Paektu bloodline (Korean: 백두혈통), named for Paektu Mountain, in the ideological discourse of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and often referred to as the Kim dynasty after the Cold War's end, is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership, descending from the country's founder and first leader, Kim Il Sung.
The Kim family or Kim clan may refer to the following Korean groups: Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il Sung in 1948; Gimhae Kim clan associated with the Geumgwan Gaya; later rulers of Silla, mostly members of the Gyeongju Kim clan; Andong Kim clan of the Joseon Dynasty; Jeonju Kim clan
The first historical document that records the surname dates to 636 and references it as the surname of Korean King Jinheung of Silla (526–576). In the Silla kingdom (57 BCE – 935 CE)—which variously battled and allied with other states on the Korean peninsula and ultimately unified most of the country in 668—Kim was the name of a family that rose to prominence and became the rulers of ...
K. Kang Pan Sok; Kim Chol-ju; Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il badges; Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il portraits; Kim Han-sol; Kim Hyong-jik; Kim Hyŏnggwŏn; Kim Jong Chul
Since the founding of the nation, North Korea's supreme leadership has stayed within the Kim family, which in North Korea is referred to as the Mount Paektu Bloodline. It is a three-generation lineage descending from the country's first leader, Kim Il Sung, who developed North Korea around the Juche ideology, and stayed in power until his death ...
Kim's family originated from Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea. His paternal great-grandfather Kim Ŭngu settled in Mangyongdae in 1860. Kim was raised in a Christian family, specifically following the Presbyterian sect. His maternal grandfather was a Protestant minister, and his father attended a missionary school.
The new premier of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, launched the Korean War in 1950 in an attempt to reunify the country under Communist rule. After immense material and human destruction, the conflict ended with a ceasefire in 1953. In 1991, both states were accepted into the United Nations.
The Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in 2014 depicting Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right), with visitors paying homage to the statues. [1]The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family [2] has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. [3]