Yongjangseong Fortress, Jindo

This is the site where the Sambyeolcho, led by Bae Jung-son, resisted the Mongol invasions. From the 18th year of King Gojong of Goryeo (1231), when the Mongols began invading, Goryeo fought a prolonged war against them and moved its capital from Gaegyeong to Ganghwa. For more than 40 years the Sambyeolcho stood at the centre of the fighting against the Mongols, but in the 11th year of King Wonjong (1270) Goryeo submitted to them. Bae Jung-son and the Sambyeolcho, unwilling to accept the surrender, installed the royal relative Seunghwahu On as king, moved south, and built a palace and a fortress here to continue the war against the Mongols. The fortress built at this time was Yongjangseong. Today only parts of the fortress wall survive, in places, on the slopes of Yongjangsan Mountain, and within the fortress the site of Yongjangsa Temple and the location of the palace remain. Inside Yongjangseong stands Seonghwangsan hill, on which traces of a mountain fortress can also be seen. The site is valuable both because the date of its construction is certain and because a palace was built here in direct opposition to the Goryeo royal court. Note: the name was changed from 'Yongjangsanseong' to 'Yongjangseong Fortress, Jindo' (announced 28 July 2011).

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Where it is

Region

Jindo, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Historic Site · 사적