Twin Jeolryeo

This is a pair of memorial gates (jeolryeo) granted by the state to honour the loyalty and devotion of Bae In-gil (1571–1592), who died in battle at a young age during the Japanese invasions of Korea, and his wife, Lady Yi of the Wolseong clan, who took her own life upon hearing the news. From an early age Bae In-gil studied both scholarship and the martial arts, and when the Japanese invasions broke out in his twenty-second year, he joined the forces of Sin Ji-je, then magistrate of Yean, and fought in the Battle of Yonggung, where he was killed. A jeolryeo is a memorial gate erected by the state in the village of a loyal subject, filial child or virtuous woman as a mark of honour; Bae In-gil received his as a loyal subject, and his wife received hers as a virtuous woman. Loyalty, filial piety and virtue are usually recognised separately, so a "twin jeolryeo" honouring two people together, as here, is an unusual case. The site today preserves the royal edict "Ssangjeong gyoji" issued by the state in 1817 in recognition of their loyalty and devotion, a ridge-beam inscription (sangnyangmun), writings by Kim Hui-ju, who held the office of vice-minister (champ'an), and a record of the memorial gate (jeolryeogi).

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Where it is

Region

Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료