Munhuigong Yu Chang Burial Ground

A sindobi is a stone stele recording the lifetime achievements of a king or of a meritorious subject of the second official rank or above, erected near the person's tomb; this stele honours the achievements of Yu Chang, a noted civil official of the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods. Yu Chang (?–1421) passed the state civil service examination in 1371, the twentieth year of King Gongmin of Goryeo, and, beginning as a tutor at Seonggyungwan, the state Confucian academy, went on to hold a succession of official posts. When Yi Seong-gye founded Joseon in 1392, Yu Chang assisted him and was honoured as a founding meritorious subject. In 1408, the eighth year of King Taejong, when King Taejo died, Yu Chang was made a custodian of the royal tomb and guarded it for three years. In 1416, the sixteenth year of King Taejong, he was invested as Buwongun of Okcheon, a senior honorary title. He had befriended Yi Seong-gye early on and offered him instruction, and after the founding of the dynasty he lectured to the king on several occasions. Gentle and generous by nature, he grew more humble the higher his rank rose, so that people compared him to Lou Shide of Tang China. The area where the stele stands contains the tomb of Yu Chang together with the tombs of his descendants; besides the imposing stele itself, a number of stone furnishings survive, making the site an important resource for the study of the period's stone sculpture and tomb design.

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Where it is

Region

Gangdong-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산