Bakjesang Site

Bak Je-sang was a loyal subject who was active during the reign of King Nulji of Silla (r. 417–458). According to the Samguk sagi, he was a descendant of the Silla founder Hyeokgeose, being of the fifth generation from the fifth king, Pasa Isageum; his grandfather was Ado Galmunwang, and his father was Mulpum, who held the rank of pajinchan. At the time, in order to maintain friendly relations with Goguryeo and Wa (ancient Japan), Silla sent King Naemul's second son, Bokho, to Goguryeo as a hostage, and his third son, Misahun, to Wa. King Nulji, King Naemul's eldest son, on ascending the throne recommended Bak Je-sang for the task of rescuing his two brothers from Goguryeo and Wa. Bak Je-sang was a powerful local figure from the Yangsan region and held the local post of sapryangju-gan. In 418 (the second year of King Nulji) he went to Goguryeo on the king's order and, through his eloquence, persuaded King Jangsu to release Bokho, returning safely. He then set off for Wa to rescue Misahun, who was held hostage there, overriding his wife's earnest pleas not to go. He succeeded in rescuing Misahun, but was himself captured. The king of Wa tried to win him over with threats and blandishments to make him serve as a subject, but Bak Je-sang held fast to his loyalty to Silla to the end and was executed. When this became known, King Nulji grieved deeply over his death, posthumously honoured him with the rank of daeachan, granted his wife the title of Gukdaebuin (Great Lady of the Realm), and had his second daughter marry Misahun. 1. Site of Chisan Seowon This is the former site of Chisan Seowon, a Confucian academy. The academy was built in 1745 (the twenty-first year of King Yeongjo) to honour the loyal spirits of Bak Je-sang, his wife Lady Geumgyo, and their two daughters. Within the academy grounds there are said to have been Chungnyeolmyo, a shrine to Bak Je-sang, Sinmosa, a shrine to Lady Geumgyo, and Ssangjeongnyeo, a pair of memorial gates for the two daughters. Restoration began in 1990 and it has since taken its present form. Site of Chisan Seowon: San 30-2, Manhwa-ri, Dudong-myeon, Ulju-gun. 2. Mangbuseok (Rock of the Longing Wife) and Eunheul-am These are rocks located at Wolpyeong-ri, Dudong-myeon, and at Cheokgwa-ri, Beomseo-eup, Ulju-gun, associated with Chisul Sinmo, the wife of Bak Je-sang. According to oral tradition, when Bak Je-sang was killed in Wa, his wife, unable to bear her longing for her husband, climbed Chisullyeong Peak together with their two daughters, gazed towards Wa, wept bitterly, and died. Her body is said to have turned to stone, becoming Mangbuseok, while her soul became a bird and hid in a rock. Later, people named the rock where the bird (乙, eul) hid (隱, eun) 'Eunheul-am' (隱乙巖), meaning 'the rock where the bird hid.' Mangbuseok: San 156, Wolpyeong-ri, Dudong-myeon, Ulju-gun. Eunheul-am: 272 Eunheul-gil, Beomseo-eup, Ulju-gun.

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Ulju, Ulsan

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물