Jeunggongjochampaneomgongwongangseowon Confucian Academy Stele

This stele stands within Wongangseowon Confucian Academy, honouring the loyalty of Eom Heung-do, a scholar of the reigns of King Danjong and King Sejo of Joseon. Eom Heung-do served as the regional hojang (chief local clerk) of Yeongwol when the young King Danjong was exiled there by King Sejo. After Danjong was put to death, Eom Heung-do secretly recovered the king's body and buried it in secret at what is now the site of Jangneung Royal Tomb, then went into hiding for fear of reprisal from King Sejo. Later, King Sukjong, honouring his loyalty, posthumously conferred on him the office of Gongjo Chamui in the Board of Works, and King Yeongjo granted him a jeongnyeomun (a gate of commendation) and subsequently raised his posthumous title to Gongjo Panseo, Minister of the Board of Works. In 1799, the twenty-third year of King Jeongjo, his descendants in Ulsan built Wongangsa Shrine to hold memorial rites for him; following public discussion it was elevated to Wongangseowon Confucian Academy in 1817, the seventeenth year of King Sunjo, and this stele was erected afterwards. The stele, housed within a stele pavilion, has its body set on a square pedestal and is capped with a roof-shaped stone. It was erected in 1820, the twentieth year of King Sunjo; the inscription was composed by Jo Jin-gwan, who had served as Jehak of the Hongmungwan (Office of Special Advisers), and written out by Yi Ik-hoe, Dongbuseungji (Right Section Royal Secretary). The title inscribed on the front was written by Yi Jo-won, Minister of Personnel, renowned as a master calligrapher, and the stele holds great value from the standpoint of art history. Wongangseowon Confucian Academy was relocated to its present site and rebuilt in 1994, at which time the stele was also moved and re-erected together with it.

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Where it is

Region

Ulju, Ulsan

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료