Jeong Chung-sin Tomb

This is the tomb of General Jeong Chung-sin (1576–1636), pen name Manun, a military official of the mid-Joseon period. When the Imjin War broke out in 1592, the twenty-fifth year of King Seonjo, he joined the army at the age of seventeen under the command of General Gwon Yul. He studied under Minister of War Yi Hang-bok and passed the military service examination that same autumn. He suppressed Yi Gwal's Rebellion of 1624 and was enfeoffed as Prince Geumnam as a First-Class Jinmu Meritorious Subject. During the Jeongmyo War of 1627, the Manchu invasion of Korea, he served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eight Provinces and drove out the Qing forces. After suppressing Yu Heung-chi's Rebellion in Pyeongan-do in 1630, he held the posts of Commander of the Five Military Commands and Chief of the Capital Police Bureau before serving as Army Commander of Gyeongsang-do. He was accomplished in astronomy, geography and medicine, among other fields, and his writings include the Manunjip, the Geumnamjip and the Baeksa Bukcheonillok. The general's tomb lies on the slope of Guksabong Peak on Mahilsan Mountain, side by side with that of his wife.

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Seosan, Chungnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료