History glossary
Kim Dynasty
North Korea's ruling family line, beginning with Kim Il Sung and continuing through his descendants.
- Category
- Ruling family
- Region
- North Korea
- Date range
- from 1948
What it means
The Kim Dynasty is an informal term for North Korea's hereditary leadership: Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un. It combines communist party rule, military power, family succession, personality cult, Juche ideology, and tight state control.
