General Kim Jun-ryong Jeonseungji Site and Stele

In January 1637 (the fifteenth year of King Injo), Kim Jun-ryong (1586–1642), the Army Commander of Jeolla Province, had the face of a rock outcrop on Mount Gwanggyosan in Suwon carved into the shape of a stele and inscribed with characters, to commemorate his victory there over Qing forces. The large characters carved in the centre, 'Chungyanggong', are Kim Jun-ryong's posthumous title, while 'Jeonseungji' means 'the place where the battle was won.' The smaller characters record that when the Byeongja Horan, the Manchu invasion of 1636–1637, broke out, Kim Jun-ryong led troops from the Honam region to Gwanggyosan for the king's sake and there killed three Qing generals. The king at that time was Injo, who had taken refuge at Namhansanseong Fortress, and one of the Qing generals killed in the battle was Baekyanggora, son-in-law of the Qing founder, Nurhaci. The Battle of Gwanggyosan was the greatest victory won by Joseon forces during the Byeongja Horan. At the time, Namhansanseong Fortress had long been under siege by Qing forces and was completely cut off from the outside, but when news of the victory at Gwanggyosan reached it, order was restored.

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Where it is

Region

Suwon, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물