Yi Jun Gyeong Tomb

Yi Jun-gyeong (李浚慶, 1499–1572), pen name Donggo, was a civil official of the early Joseon period. During the Gimyo Sahwa, a purge of scholar-officials, he argued for the innocence of the condemned scholars, and as a result was framed by the faction of the powerful official Kim An-ro and dismissed from office. When King Myeongjong died in 1567, Yi Jun-gyeong helped install King Seonjo on the throne and assisted in state affairs. At this time he cleared the unjust charge against Jo Gwang-jo, who had died in the Gimyo Sahwa, and secured the release and reappointment of talented officials such as No Su-sin, who had been unjustly exiled in the Eulsa Sahwa of 1545. Yi Jun-gyeong is buried together with his wife, Lady Kim of the Pungsan Kim clan, beneath a single round mound with a hosok, a protective stone border, around its base. His tomb marker, in the wonsu-bangbu form — a stele with a rounded cap stone on a square base — was erected in 1585, inscribed with a text composed by No Su-sin; it is now so worn that it is kept at the museum of the University of Suwon. The stone military officials wear simple armour and helmets and hold swords; the originals were stolen in 1997 and have since been remade in identical form. The stone lantern is an outstanding example representative of the late 16th century. The ornamental stone pillars (mangjuseok) have separately carved octagonal base stones, a feature rarely seen at the tombs of the scholar-official class.

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Where it is

Region

Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물