Yeongyeongchukseong Fortress Stele

This stele was erected to commemorate the rebuilding in stone of Daegu's earthen fortress wall, which had been destroyed during the Japanese invasions of 1592. The stele is rectangular, a simple form consisting of a stele body set upright on a base stone. According to the inscription, the fortress wall measured 2,124 bo (a traditional unit of length) in circumference, with four gates and storehouses equipped with military provisions and cloth for its defenders. Construction of the stone wall took six months and mobilised as many as 78,534 people. After its completion, it is said that a gathering of strongmen was held with an archery contest and prizes awarded. Min Eung-su, then governor of Gyeongsang Province, petitioned the court, and the stele was set up outside Daegu's south gate in 1737, the thirteenth year of King Yeongjo; Min Eung-su composed the inscription and Baek Sang-hwi wrote the calligraphy. The fortress was demolished in 1906, and the stele was moved to a hyanggyo (local Confucian school) for safekeeping in 1932, before being relocated to its present site in 1980.

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Where it is

Region

Suseong-gu, Daegu

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산