Go Hong-geon Spirit-path Stele

A spirit-path stele (sindobi) records the lifetime achievements of a king or high official and is erected to the southeast of his tomb; this stele honours Go Hong-geon, a military official of the mid-Joseon period. Go Hong-geon (1580–1655) was known from childhood for his fine appearance and large build, and at the age of twenty-three he passed the military examination in 1603, the thirty-sixth year of King Seonjo. When Yi Gwal's rebellion broke out in 1624, the second year of King Injo, he accompanied the king in his flight to Gongju, and for this service was made Gaseondaebu of the senior second rank and enfeoffed as Lord of Yeongwon. During the Manchu invasion, when the king moved to Namhansanseong Fortress, he escorted the royal carriage and served as gatekeeper guarding the fortress's western gate. After the uprising ended he rose through a succession of posts to become Jijungchubusa, and died in 1655, the sixth year of King Hyojong, at the age of seventy-six. Standing at the foot of Seokbulsan Mountain, a mountain belonging to the Go clan, the stele rests on a tall tortoise-shaped base, with the stone body set above it and a capstone on top. The tortoise's head is raised slightly to the right, expressing vigorous energy, and the capstone, carved with clouds and a dragon, bears a bud-shaped ornament at its top. The stele was erected in 1668, the ninth year of King Hyeonjong of Joseon, with its text composed by Jo Bok-yang and its calligraphy written by Yi Jeong-yeong.

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Buan, Jeonbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료