Woninjae Hall

This building stands before the tomb of Yi Heogyeom, the founding forebear (jungsijo) of the Incheon Yi clan. A jungsijo is an ancestor who raised up a family bearing a surname that had previously carried little standing. According to the Goryeosa, his ancestors had lived since Silla times in Soseong-hyeon, present-day Incheon; one of them, sent as a Silla envoy to Tang China, is said to have received the clan's surname from the Chinese emperor himself. It was only from Yi Heogyeom's time, however, that the Incheon Yi clan was able to join the ranks of the Goryeo aristocracy, for all three of his granddaughters became consorts of King Hyeonjong. The eldest granddaughter, Queen Wonseong, bore two kings, Deokjong and Jeong Jong; the second granddaughter bore King Munjong. From Munjong to Injong, across seven generations, the clan went on to form one of the most powerful factions in Goryeo's aristocratic politics. The exact date this building was erected is not known, but writings by descendants of the thirty-second and thirty-third generations suggest it was built either in the seventh year of King Sunjo of Joseon (1807) or the fourth year of Emperor Gojong (1835). It originally stood in the nearby village of Sinji, but was moved to its present site owing to land development.

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Where it is

Region

Yeonsu-gu, Incheon

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료