Min Yeong-hwan Tomb

This is the tomb of Min Yeong-hwan (1861-1905), who took his own life in protest against the forced conclusion of the Eulsa Treaty in 1905. When Japan concluded the Eulsa Treaty and stripped Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty, he joined State Council Minister Jo Byeong-se and others in demanding the execution of the five traitors who had supported the treaty and the annulment of the treaty itself, but he could not achieve this. He then took his own life at his home in protest, leaving behind letters addressed to the people, to the diplomatic envoys of foreign countries, and to the emperor. The tomb was originally built at Pungdeokcheon-ri, Suji-myeon, Yongin, and was relocated to its present site in 1942, at which time it was combined into a single mound together with the tomb of his wife. In 1959 the tomb site was extensively renovated, giving it its present form with a gokjang, a curved wall enclosing the area around the mound for its protection, and new stone furnishings were installed at that time. At the entrance to the tomb site stands a sindobi, a memorial stele erected by the roadside near a tomb to commemorate the lifetime achievements of a king or high official, put up in 1959. In front of the tomb there is also a myopyo, a gravestone inscribed with the name of the deceased, likewise erected in 1959, its front face carved with calligraphy in the hand of former President Rhee Syng-man. The offering table, incense-burner stone, ornamental pillars and stone civil-official figures were all newly made in modern times.

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Where it is

Region

Yongin, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물