King Seonjo Dae King Placenta Chamber Stele

This stele was erected to commemorate the making of the taeham (a stone chamber built to house a royal placenta) of King Seonjo (r. 1567–1608), the fourteenth king of Joseon. It consists of a stele body set upon a turtle-shaped base and crowned with a capstone. The front bears the inscription "Placenta Chamber of King Seonjo", identifying the royal placenta enshrined within, while the back records the date of erection. The stele was first raised in 1570, the third year of King Seonjo's reign, but as the inscription had become badly worn with time, it was re-erected in 1747, the twenty-third year of King Yeongjo.

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Where it is

Region

Buyeo, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료