Yi Cheol-gyeon Spirit-path Stele

This stele is the sindobi, or spirit-path stele, of General Yi Cheol-gyeon, a meritorious subject under King Seongjong of Joseon. A sindobi is a stele recording the life of a king or meritorious subject, erected before his tomb; in the Joseon period, such steles were granted to those who had held office of the senior second grade or above, so that their lives might be commemorated. Yi Cheol-gyeon (1435–1496) was the son of the elder sister of Queen Jeonghui, consort of King Sejo, and between the reigns of King Sejo and Yeonsangun he held posts including magistrate of the Uigeumbu (the royal investigation bureau), deputy commander of the Owidocheongbu (Five Military Commands Headquarters), Minister of Taxation, governor of Gyeongsang-do, and mayor of Hanseong (present-day Seoul). He also distinguished himself in suppressing the Yi Si-ae Rebellion. The stele's base is of granite, while its body and capstone are carved from a single block of marble. The roof-shaped capstone is a fine epigraphic example of the typical style of early Joseon spirit-path steles. The stele was erected in 1497 (the third year of Yeonsangun), with the inscription composed by Hong Gwi-dal and the calligraphy by An Chim. Originally located in Bongcheon-dong, Seoul, it was moved to its present location in 1969 owing to urban planning.

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Where it is

Region

Dalseong, Daegu

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산