Jinju So clan (Korean진주 소씨; Hanja晉州 蘇氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Jinju So clan was 50,357. So Baek-son [ko], a 130th descendant, built Jinhan confederacy. After that, So Gyeong [ja], a 29th descendant of So Baek-son, began Jinju So clan when he served as a government official in Goryeo.[1]

Jinju So clan
CountryKorea
Current regionJinju
FounderSo Gyeong [ja]
Connected membersQueen Hoesun
Alcheon
So Yoo-jin
So Ji-sub
So Joo-yeon

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  1. ^ 효월드 족보 박물관 - 소(蘇)、김진우(한국성씨연구소장)、『한국인의 역사』
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  • 진주 소씨. Doosan Encyclopedia.