Koma clan
Koma clan 高麗 | |
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Parent house | Go or Ko family (高氏) |
Titles | Various |
Founder | Jakkō |
Founding year | 666 |
The Koma clan (高麗氏) was an immigrant royal family descended from Goguryeo Prince Go Yak'gwang (高若光) who became known as "Genbu Jakkō" (玄武若光) and later as "Koma no Jakkō" (高麗若光).[1]
History
Prince Go Yak'gwang was a son of the 28th and last King of Goguryeo,
In 703, the exiled prince Go Yak'gwang (Jakkō) was given the court rank of Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade (ju go-i no ge, 従五位下) by
For centuries, they thrived in the area and kept within their own family. The Koma Shrine remains a symbol of the ancient ties between Korea and Japan.[5] Today, Jakkō's 60th linear descendant, Koma Fumiyasu, is a Shinto priest at his family's ancestral shrine. Built in Korea's shamanist tradition, the building took its present form when the Meiji government forced all worshipers to adopt state Shinto. It is one of hundreds of Shinto shrines across Japan that were built by Korean immigrants. The shrine became an important fixture in propagating the ancient ties between Korea and Japan. Today, the shrine serves as a symbol of friendship between Japan and Korea.[6]
The Koma District that was given to the Goguryeo people stretched from the foothills of the mountains throughout the vast flatlands of
Koma Shrine
Saitama Koma-jinja (埼玉 高麗神社) is located in
Family Tree
King Bojang of Goguryeo (寶藏王/宝蔵王) (?–682) - last king of Goguryeo ┃ Prince Go Yak'gwang (高若光) "Jakkō" (高麗若光) (?–?) - came to Japan in 666 ┃ Koma no Kochō (高麗家重) (?–?) - ┃ Koma no Kojin (高麗弘仁) (?–?) - ┃ Koma no Seijin (高麗清仁) (?–?) - ┃ Koma no Koshō (高麗高照) (?–?) - ┃ Koma no Kotoku (高麗高德) (?–?) - ┃ Koma no Kotō (高麗弘道) (?–?) - ┃ Koma no Toshō (高麗道勝) (?–?) - ┃
See also
- Goguryeo
- Little Goguryeo
- Koreans in Japan
- Japanese clans
- Go Deokmu
- King Bojang
References
- ^ Records of Koma Shrine
- ^ Nihon Shoki
- ^ Samguk Sagi
- ^ Nihon Shoki
- ^ Newsweek, THE TIES THAT BIND, BY HIDEKO TAKAYAMA ON 3/17/02 AT 7:00 PM
- ^ "The 1300th Anniversary of Koma - Saitama".
- ^ Goguryeo: from its origin to its fall - Page 20
- ^ "Koma Shrine & Shoden-in Temple | Japan Experience".