Yi Geo-i Grave, Jincheon

This is the grave of Yi Geo-i (1348–1412), sobriquet Cheongheodang, a civil official of the early Joseon dynasty. The fourth son of Yi Jeong, he passed the civil service examination and, for his contribution to the founding of the Joseon dynasty, was appointed Usan Gisangsi in the second year of King Taejo (1393), afterwards holding several further offices. In the second year of King Jeongjong (1400), he opposed the abolition of the system of private soldiers and was demoted to magistrate of Gyerim-bu. However, immediately after the First Strife of Princes he was named a meritorious subject, and later rose through the post of Right State Councillor to Chief State Councillor. The grave is rectangular, built up with a mixture of earth and stone, and retains its original form well. To the left and right of the grave a pair each of stone sheep, candlestick stones and stone civil-official figures are arranged, and to the right of the grave stands a gravestone.

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Where it is

Region

Jincheon, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물