Jo Ryeo Tomb, Haman

Jo Ryeo's clan seat was Haman; his courtesy name was Juong and his pen name Eogye. At the age of thirty-four he passed the jinsa examination and went on to devote himself further to study at Taehak, the forerunner of today's Seonggyungwan. However, he was outraged by the Gyeyu Jeongnan coup of 1453, the first year of King Danjong's reign, and withdrew to his hometown, where he applied himself alone to advancing his learning. It is said that when King Danjong was put to death in exile, Jo Ryeo risked danger to go to him and gather his remains. Jo Ryeo died in 1489, the twentieth year of King Seongjong, and in 1698, the twenty-fourth year of King Sukjong, he was posthumously honoured as one of the Saengyuksin, the six subjects who remained loyal to King Danjong. The tomb precinct lies on a low hillock in Gangju-ri, Beopsu-myeon, Haman County, Gyeongsangnam-do. From top to bottom it contains, in order, the graves of Jo Ryeo's principal wife, Lady Lee of the Heungyang clan; Jo Ryeo himself; and his great-grandson Jo Jeong-hwa and his wife.

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Where it is

Region

Haman, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물