Sungmojeon Hall

This is a shrine enshrining the spirit tablets of King Danjong (1441–1457) and the loyal subjects who strove to prevent his death. King Danjong was the sixth king of Joseon, succeeding his father, King Munjong. He ascended the throne at a young age and governed with the help of many loyal officials, but power was seized from him by his uncle, Grand Prince Suyang, and he was eventually put to death. This site was originally Chohongak, a hall where the bodies of the Sayuksin, the six martyred subjects, were laid to rest and where memorial rites were afterwards held for them. It burned down in 1728, the fourth year of King Yeongjo, and was rebuilt in 1827, the twenty-seventh year of King Sunjo. In 1864, the first year of King Gojong, King Danjong's spirit tablet was enshrined to the north of Chohongak, the tablets of seven loyal subjects of the late Goryeo period were placed on the east wall, and the tablets of the Sayuksin and others, seven in all, were placed on the west wall. In 1904, the forty-first year of Emperor Gojong, the name was changed to Sungmojeon, and Queen Jeongsun, King Danjong's consort, was enshrined here alongside him.

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Where it is

Region

Gongju, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료