Genealogy book
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A genealogy book or register is used in Asia and Europe to record the family history of ancestors.
Greater China
zupu | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | zúpǔ |
It is the
During the Cultural Revolution, many of the books were destroyed, because they were considered by the Chinese Communist Party as among the Four Olds which should be obliterated or broken. Therefore, numerous valuable cultural history was destroyed forever. In Taiwan, Hong Kong, and areas untouched by the revolution, many Chinese people still kept their genealogy books, some of which are thousands of years old. According to Guinness World Records, the oldest genealogy book is that of the Confucius family.
India
In India, the
Ireland
Genealogy has been a fundamental part of Irish culture since prehistory. Of the many surviving manuscripts, a large number are devoted to genealogy, either for a single family, or many. It was practised in both Gaelic and Anglo-Norman Ireland. A number of the more notable books include:
- Leabhar na nGenealach (The Great Book of Irish Genealogies)
- The Ó Cléirigh Book of Genealogies
- The Book of the Burkes
- Leabhar Adhamh Ó Cianáin
- An Leabhar Muimhneach
- Leabhar Donn
Families who were professional historians included
Korea
jokbo | |
Hangul | 족보 |
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Hanja | 族譜 |
Revised Romanization | jokbo |
McCune–Reischauer | chokpo |
In Korea the genealogy book is called jokbo or chokbo. Each family has a jokbo which is passed down through generations, and copies are often printed and distributed among family members as necessary. The firstborn son of each family (in a form of primogeniture) inherits the original jokbo (as opposed to the copies) and continues the genealogy and family line. It was often used in pre-modern (i.e., post-Joseon period) Korea as proof of being of the yangban class. Many of these genealogy books date as far back as 105AC, however, the oldest existing Jokbo is Haeju Oh's produced in 1401.
While many clans still maintain a jokbo, its function (which was very important, heavily relied upon, and legally binding before the modern era) is largely relegated to clan record-keeping and other minor (i.e., not legally binding) social roles.
See also
References
- Genealogical Society of Utah.
- ^ Daijiworld Media. Retrieved 2008-10-20.