Bak Paeng-nyeon Remains Stele

A yuheobi is a stele erected to trace the footsteps of a sage of the past, pass them on to later generations and honour them; this stele commemorates the achievements of Bak Paeng-nyeon (1417–1456), a civil official of the early Joseon period. Bak Paeng-nyeon was one of the Sayuksin, the "six martyred ministers", and having passed the state examination twice, he rose through the post of right deputy royal secretary to become a vice-minister of the Board of Punishments. He subsequently held a succession of offices, and under King Sejong he served, together with Sin Suk-ju, Seong Sam-mun and Yu Seong-won, as a scholar of the Hall of Worthies (Jiphyeonjeon), where he enjoyed the king's favour. In 1455, when Grand Prince Suyang seized the throne from his young nephew King Danjong, Bak joined Seong Sam-mun and others in a movement to restore King Danjong, which ended in failure, and he died in prison under severe torture. In recognition of his unwavering loyalty, he was later given the posthumous title "Chungjeong". The stele was erected using the foundation stones gathered from the site of the old building where he had lived, and consists of a stele body set on a square base stone and topped with a roof stone. It was erected in 1668, the ninth year of King Hyeonjong, with an inscription composed by Song Si-yeol (pen name Uam) and written in the calligraphy of Song Jun-gil (pen name Dongchundang). In 1672, the thirteenth year of King Hyeonjong, a protective stele pavilion named "Jangjeoljeong" was built to house the stele.

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Where it is

Region

Dong-gu, Daejeon

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료