Tombs of Seven Patriotic Martyrs in Seokjugwan Fortress, Gurye

These are the tombs of seven righteous patriots from Gurye who died defending Seokjugwan, the gateway to Jeolla-do, to the very end during the Japanese invasion of 1597 (the Jeongyu War). Seokjugwan was the gateway connecting Gyeongsang-do to Jeolla-do and was a place of great strategic military importance. Together with Hwangseoksanseong Fortress in Anum, Ungchi in Jinan, and Paryangchi in Unbong, it was one of the four major gateways between Yeongnam and Honam, and a garrison had been stationed here since the Goryeo period to guard against Japanese invasion. When the Jeongyu War broke out in 1597, the Japanese army, aiming for the Honam region, concentrated its attack on this place. Wang Deuk-in then raised a righteous army to resist the enemy, but he was ultimately killed. Afterwards, Wang Deuk-in's son, together with righteous army fighters and monk-soldiers gathered from various regions, joined forces and fought a fierce, bloody battle, but this too ended with the sacrifice of most of the righteous army. In 1804, the fourth year of King Sunjo, the state conferred official posts on each of the seven patriots, including Wang Deuk-in, and in 1946 Chiruigak (Hall of the Seven Righteous) and Yeongmojeong Pavilion were built by public-spirited local figures. Note: the name was changed from Seokjugwan Chiruisamyo to Tombs of Seven Patriotic Martyrs in Seokjugwan Fortress, Gurye (announced 28 July 2011).

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Where it is

Region

Gurye, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Historic Site · 사적