Hyomingong Yi Gyeong-jik Burial Ground

A spirit path stele (sindobi) is erected to the southeast of a king's or high official's tomb to record his lifetime achievements; this stele honours Yi Gyeong-jik, a civil official of the mid-Joseon period. Yi Gyeong-jik studied under Yi Hang-bok and Kim Jang-saeng. He began his official career at the Seungmunwon (Bureau of Diplomatic Correspondence) during the reign of King Seonjo, later served as Governor of Ganghwa, and held numerous other offices, including Chief Royal Secretary and Minister of Taxation, until his death from illness. In 1617, the ninth year of King Gwanghaegun, he travelled to Japan as an aide (jongsagwan) on a goodwill mission (hoedapsa); and when Yi Gwal's Rebellion broke out in 1642, the second year of King Injo, he rendered great service as Military Commander of Jeolla Province. During the Jeongmyo War of 1627, the Manchu invasion in the fifth year of King Injo, he negotiated with Qing envoys as Vice Minister of War and helped bring about a peace settlement. The stele consists of a stele body set on a square pedestal stone and topped with a roof stone, closely following the style of its period. It was erected in 1668, the ninth year of King Hyeonjong; Kim Ryu composed the epitaph and Yi Gyeong-jik's third son, Yi Jeong-yeong, wrote the calligraphy. It is of historical and academic value worth preserving, and the area around his tomb is an important resource for the study of Joseon-period burial customs.

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Where it is

Region

Gwanak-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산