Sunguisa

Sunguisa is a shrine built in memory of three generations of the Suzhou Ga clan: Ga Yu-yak, his son Ga Sang, and his grandson Ga Chim. Ga Yu-yak was a renowned Chinese general and the ancestor who revived the declining Suzhou Ga clan. When the Japanese invasion of Korea broke out in 1592, he came to Joseon together with Li Rusong and rendered great service in defeating the Japanese forces before returning to China. Not long after, when the Jeongyu War broke out in 1597, the thirtieth year of King Seonjo, he came to Joseon again, this time bringing his son, General Ga Sang, and his grandson, Ga Chim. Leaving Ga Chim behind, Ga Yu-yak and Ga Sang fought the Japanese forces at Busan and were both killed in battle. Ga Chim wished to go to the battlefield to avenge them, but was dissuaded by those around him; instead he recovered their bodies, held funeral rites and tended their graves. Later, Ga Chim's four sons travelled as far as Taean on their way back to China, but difficulties in securing passage by ship meant they remained in Joseon. As time passed and their descendants prospered, the family's later generations petitioned the court, leading to the building of Sunguisa. The shrine itself was constructed by royal order in 1851, the second year of King Cheoljong.

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Where it is

Region

Taean, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료