The Gangneung Kim clan (Korean: 강릉 김씨; Hanja: 江陵 李氏) is a Korean clan, with the bon-gwan (ancestral seat) based in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Due to heavy rainfall, the river was flooded and Kim Chu-wŏn could not cross and make it to the capital.
Kim Chu-wŏn was compensated by being enfeoffed as the Prince of Myŏngju (modern-day Gangneung).
[3] His son, Kim Pŏm-mun, also attempted a rebellion against Silla 3 years later at Hansan near Seoul, but he too failed.
[8] In the 2015 South Korean census, 179,593 individuals who were members of the Gangneung Kim clan.