Soryeongwon Royal Tomb, Paju

This is the won of Lady Sukbin of the Choe clan (1670–1718), a royal concubine of King Sukjong, the 19th ruler of Joseon, and the birth mother of King Yeongjo, the 21st ruler. The daughter of Choe Hyo-won, Sukbin entered the palace as a court lady at the age of seven, became a royal concubine of King Sukjong in 1693, the 19th year of his reign, and the following year gave birth to Yeoning-gun, the future King Yeongjo. She was invested with the title Sukbin in 1699, the 25th year of King Sukjong, and died in 1718, the 44th year of the reign, at the age of forty-nine. After her death, King Yeongjo built a mourning hut beside her tomb — a simyomak, where a mourner observed the three-year mourning period beside a parent's grave — to grieve for his mother. Once he ascended the throne, he had a spirit way stele erected at the entrance to the tomb, and in 1744, the 20th year of his reign, named her shrine Yuksangmyo and her tomb Soryeongmyo. In 1753, the 29th year of King Yeongjo, in keeping with her status as the king's birth mother, the shrine was elevated to a gung (Yuksanggung) and the tomb to a won (Soryeongwon). At the tomb, the screen stones and stone balustrade were omitted, while stone civil officials, a stone lantern, ornamental stone posts, a stone offering table, a memorial marker, and stone sheep and tigers were set up. Below the tomb stand a jeongjagak, a guards' quarters, and two stone markers inscribed in King Yeongjo's own hand. Note: the Soryeongwon Royal Tomb, Paju, is closed to the public in order to preserve its original form and prevent damage. Those wishing to visit for academic research or similar purposes may enter only after obtaining prior permission from the Western District Management Office of the Joseon Royal Tombs, Seooreung (02-359-0090).

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Where it is

Region

Paju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Historic Site · 사적