Yi Am Yi Gyo Remains Stele, Goseong

A yuheobi is a stele erected to trace the achievements of a worthy figure of the past, so as to pass them on to later generations and honour their memory. These two steles commemorate the achievements of the late-Goryeo civil officials Yi Am (1297–1364) and his younger brother Yi Gyo (?–1361). Yi Am, whose pen name was Haengchon, passed the state examination in the 5th year of King Chungseon (1313) and was appointed bisinggyogam, a proofreading post in the royal library, before rising through a succession of offices to become Dogwanjeongnang. He was repeatedly exiled and reinstated through the reigns of Kings Chunghye and Chungmok, and under King Gongmin was made Sumunha sijung, one of the most senior posts in the state council. When the Red Turban rebels invaded and pressed on Gaegyeong, he accompanied the king in flight to Andong; this service was recognised, and he was named a first-class meritorious subject and granted the title Cheolseong-buwongun. Yi Gyo, whose pen name was Dochon, passed the civil examination under King Chungsuk, and under King Gongmin served as Minister of Justice and travelled to the Yuan court as cheonchusa, an envoy sent to convey birthday congratulations. Their family was, at the time, of a lineage that could intermarry with the royal house, and it went on to remain a leading power family even after the founding of Joseon. The two steles stand side by side within a single stele pavilion and are identical in form: each stele body rises from a turtle-shaped base and is capped with a roof stone. They originally stood at another site nearby but were moved here for preservation in 1992.

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Where it is

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Goseong, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료