Gimikuiui Tomb

This is the tomb of Kim Ik-hui (1610–1656), pen name Changju, a civil official of the late Joseon period. He passed the civil service examination in 1633, the eleventh year of King Injo, was appointed bujeongja (a junior editorial official), and rose through a succession of posts to the rank of minister. When the Second Manchu Invasion broke out in 1636, he took the hardline position against making peace with Qing China and served as dokjeoneosa, a royal inspector overseeing the conduct of battle, at Namhansanseong Fortress. After his death, the court posthumously raised his rank to Chief State Councillor. The burial ground, located on a low hill behind the National Science Museum within the Daedeok Research Complex in Daejeon, was laid out as a family cemetery containing the graves of Kim Ik-hui and his wife, along with those of other family members. To the left of the tomb stands a memorial stone, and before it a sindobi, a stele erected beside the road near a tomb to commemorate the lifetime achievements of a king or high official; the text was composed by Song Si-yeol, and the calligraphy done by Kim Jin-gyu and Kim Su-jeung.

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Where it is

Region

Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물