Chungju Ji clan

Chungju Ji clan is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Chungju Ji clan’s member was 148,144. Their founder was who was the Chinese envoy dispatched to Goryeo from Song dynasty in 960. His lineage can be traced back to Prince Chi of Qin, the son of King Huiwen. After Ji Jong hae, a 6th generation descendant of, worked as Jinzi Guanglu Daifu, Ji Jong hae became Prince of Chungju. Ji Jong hae founded Chungju Ji clan and made Chungju, Chungju Ji clan’s Bon-gwan.