Eosadae Stele

This stele was erected to commemorate the spot where King Jeongjo, the twenty-second king of Joseon, once practised archery. The name "Eosadae Stele" means "a stele erected at the place where the king shot arrows." In 1792, the sixteenth year of his reign, King Jeongjo stopped for three days at Yuyang-ri, the seat of the Yangju government office, while travelling to Gwangneung Royal Tomb, the tomb of King Sejo. During his stay he consoled the people, inspected local administration, and after shooting arrows with his officials at a nearby archery platform, held a banquet. To commemorate this, the magistrate of Yangju at the time erected the Eosadae Stele that same year. The stele stands on a tortoise-shaped base, topped by a round-headed stele body (the section bearing the inscription). The front carries the large characters "Eosadae." The inscription on the back records that the account of King Jeongjo's archery, together with a poem he composed himself and words he issued after returning to the palace, were hung on the right-hand wall of the government office, and that this was also recorded in the local gazetteer. Lee Min-chae, the magistrate of Yangju, composed the inscription and wrote it in his own hand. Bullet marks from the Korean War have damaged part of the front of the stele body.

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Where it is

Region

Yangju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산