Yun Gye Sunjeol Stele

This stele is inscribed with the deeds of Yun Gye (尹棨, 1603-1636), who died a martyr's death during the Byeongja War, the Manchu invasion of 1636. His clan seat was Namwon and his pen name was Singok. When the Byeongja War broke out, he prepared to resist, and when the troops under his command were entirely destroyed by Qing forces, he fought on to the last at the government office of Namyang-bu, where he died for his cause. In 1668, the ninth year of King Hyeonjong, the people of the town erected this martyrdom stele to honour Yun Gye's loyalty and righteousness. The stele takes the bangbuwonsu form: a stele body (the section bearing the inscription) with a rounded top, set upon a square base stone. The inscription was composed by Song Si-yeol and written in calligraphy by Song Jun-gil, while the seal-script title heading (jeonaek; the section bearing the stele's name in seal script) was written by Min Yu-jung. As all three were eminent figures of their day, their involvement indicates Yun Gye's standing in history. The front of the marble stele body is slightly damaged, but its overall condition is good. The upper surface of the granite base is decorated with a bongnyeon, an overlapping lotus-petal design with the petals turned downward.

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Where it is

Region

Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산