| *possibly, arguably, [[King Taejo]], founder of the [[Joseon Dynasty]] of Korea<ref>Though said to be definitively of Korean ancestry, King Taejo was the son of Korean officials who served the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan Dynasty]], and grew up in or around what is today the border region between North Korea and Manchuria, an environment at that time settled by a vibrant mix of who we might today consider to have been ethnic [[Jurchens]], Mongols, Chinese, and Koreans.</ref> | | *possibly, arguably, [[King Taejo]], founder of the [[Joseon Dynasty]] of Korea<ref>Though said to be definitively of Korean ancestry, King Taejo was the son of Korean officials who served the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan Dynasty]], and grew up in or around what is today the border region between North Korea and Manchuria, an environment at that time settled by a vibrant mix of who we might today consider to have been ethnic [[Jurchens]], Mongols, Chinese, and Koreans.</ref> |
| *The [[Tong of Fushun]], including [[Tong Bunian]], Ming official in Liaodong during the initial rise of the Jurchen [[Qing Dynasty|Later Jin]]. | | *The [[Tong of Fushun]], including [[Tong Bunian]], Ming official in Liaodong during the initial rise of the Jurchen [[Qing Dynasty|Later Jin]]. |