Jeonju Yi Clan Yeonghaegun Branch Burial Ground

A sindobi is a stele recording the lifetime achievements of a king or a high official, erected to the southeast of his tomb; this stele honours Yi In, a grandson of King Sejong the Great of Joseon. Yi In was born to Yeonghaegun, a son of King Sejong, and his wife of the Pyeongsan Sin clan; he rose to the rank of Seungheondaebu and was enfeoffed with the title Mokseonggong. Orphaned as a child, he was later persecuted under Yeonsangun and exiled together with his son, but was released and reinstated following the restoration that placed King Jungjong on the throne, becoming a Jeongguk Wonjong merit subject. He died, however, in the second year of King Jungjong (1507) at the age of forty-three. He is said to have loved and cared for trees and flowers throughout his life. The stele stands with its body set on a base stone and topped with a capstone, and its original form is well preserved. The inscription records Yi In's lineage and life, vividly capturing the hardships endured by a member of the royal family. It was erected in the fourth year of King Jungjong (1509); the inscription was composed by Nam Gon, then Chief State Councillor, and written out by Kim Hui-su, reckoned the finest calligrapher of his day. Despite the long years since, favourable climate and terrain have left it barely worn, so that the beauty of the calligraphy survives intact. Yi In's grave lies side by side with that of his wife, of the Jinju Yu clan.

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Where it is

Region

Dobong-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산