Imcheon Jo clan

Imcheon Jo clan (Korean: 임천 조씨; Hanja: 林川趙氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Imcheon Jo clan was 14258. Their founder was Jo Su gang (Hanja: 趙守康). He was a 5th son of Jo Yu gil (Hanja: 趙惟吉) who was a grandchild of Emperor Taizu of Song in Song dynasty. He passed Imperial examination in Song dynasty and served as gong feng guan (Hanja: 供奉官). However, he made Zhao Dezhao furious, so he was exiled to Goryeo with Jo Yu go (Hanja: 趙惟固) who was his uncle. Then he changed his name to Jo Cheon hyeok [ja]. Finally, he was appointed as Prince of Garim (Hanja: 嘉林伯) because he made an achievement when he fought against Khitan and began Imcheon Jo clan.^[1]

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