<P> The Kim dynasty , referred to in North Korea as the Mount Paektu Bloodline , is a three - generation lineage of North Korean leadership descended from the country 's first leader , Kim Il - sung , in 1948 . Kim came to rule the North after the end of Japanese control in 1945 split the region . He began the Korean War in 1950 in an attempt to reunify the entire peninsula . Kim developed a cult of personality closely tied to their state philosophy of Juche , which was later passed on to his successors : his son Kim Jong - il and grandson Kim Jong - un . </P>
<P> The Kim dynasty , referred to in North Korea as the Mount Paektu Bloodline , is a three - generation lineage of North Korean leadership descended from the country 's first leader , Kim Il - sung , in 1948 . Kim came to rule the North after the end of Japanese control in 1945 split the region . He began the Korean War in 1950 in an attempt to reunify the entire peninsula . Kim developed a cult of personality closely tied to their state philosophy of Juche , which was later passed on to his successors : his son Kim Jong - il and grandson Kim Jong - un . </P>
when did the kim family come to power
when did the kim family come to power
1948
1948