Iljik Son clan

Iljik Son clan (Korean: 일직 손씨; Hanja: 一直 孫氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of members of the Iljik Son clan was 24187. ^{[citation needed]}

Their founder was Son Eung [ja] who naturalized from the Song dynasty.^[1][2] They included generals such as Son Gan (Hanja: 孫幹) and Son Cheo nul (Hanja: 孫處訥), leader of loyal armies, who beat Toyotomi Hideyoshi who dispatched troops to Korea. Other distinguished military leaders were Son Rin (Hanja: 孫遴), who distinguished himself in the Later Jin invasion of Joseon and Son Jin min (Hanja: 孫必億), who became administrative commissioner of the Security Council.

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

• Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.