Mungangonggimsepil Burial Ground and Surroundings

The "Burial Ground of Mungan-gong Kim Se-pil" is the clan burial ground of Kim Se-pil (pen name Sipcheongheon, 1473–1533), one of the noted scholars persecuted in the Gimyo Sahwa, the 1519 literati purge. Kim Se-pil's clan seat was Gyeongju; together with Jo Gwang-jo and Yi Ja, he was persecuted in the Gimyo Sahwa of 1519. At the top of the burial ground stands the tomb of Kim Se-pil's mother, Lady Song of the Jincheon Song clan (1435–1517), followed by Kim Se-pil's own tomb, and below it the tombs of his descendants, including that of his third son Kim Jeo, who was persecuted in the Eulsa Sahwa, the 1545 literati purge. Apart from a few stone furnishings such as the myopyo (tomb markers) and mangjuseok (ornamental stone pillars), the shape of the burial mounds and the stone furnishings have been renewed in modern times, so that little of their Joseon-period appearance survives. The tomb marker of Lady Song of Jincheon (1534) is of the gyusubangbu type (a tombstone with a capstone whose corners are rounded and a square base); Kim Se-pil's tomb marker is of the wonsubangbu type (a round-headed capstone on a square base); and Kim Jeo's tomb marker (1857) is of the gaeseokbangbu type (a roof-shaped capstone on a square base). At the lower end of the burial ground stands Kim Se-pil's Sindobi (memorial stele), also of the gaeseokbangbu type, whose epitaph was composed by Song Si-yeol and written out by his clan descendant Kim Do-hui; it was erected in 1858.

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Where it is

Region

Yongin, Gyeonggi

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료