Munikjeom Stele to a Filial Son, Sancheong

This stele stands in the village where Mun Ik-jeom lived, commemorating his filial devotion. Samudang Mun Ik-jeom (1329-1398) was a scholar-official of the late Goryeo period. Well known for bringing cotton seeds back from China, he was also deeply filial: when his mother died, he built a hut beside her grave and lived there. At the time, Japanese pirates were invading frequently, plundering wherever they passed, so that everyone else had fled, yet he alone remained, mourning as usual. Even the pirates were moved by his filial devotion and had a wooden sign carved reading "Do not harm the filial son" and set up there, and from then on the area is said to have been at peace. The royal court later honoured him in the ninth year of King U of Goryeo (1383), and had the village named "Hyoja-ri" (Filial Son Village). The stele, housed within a stele pavilion, stands on a low square pedestal, with the top edge of its body shaped into a gentle curve.

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Where it is

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Sancheong, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료