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The tomb of Lee Sung Gun is in the left hill agoing 700 meters in the road that goes into the tomb of general Choi Young from the Monument for Phillipines War which follows the 1st national highway, Tongillo. A tombstone stands in front of the burial mound and the total circumference if 17 centimeters. The stone figures of the tomb which is placed in the middle front are Sangsuk, Jangmyeongdeung, Mangjuseok, and Muninseok. On the left and right side having the burial mound of Lee Sung Gun in the middle, there is the burial mound of Nampyeong Mrs. Mun Gonsangunbuin and Andong Mrs. Kwon Pungsangunbuin. In the 11th year of King Myeongjong(1556) there is a marble tombstone which is written 'WangjaIsunggun Jeungsijangpyeonggongjimyo' and it has a delicately carved square brace and the Bimun was built by Jungsaryong and Songin wrote the letters and Hangyungu wrote the junja.

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The information sign of Shindobi and the tomb of Gyewongun

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The shrine of the tomb of Gyewongun

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The tomb of Gyewongun

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The tomb of Gyewongun

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tomb of Gyewongun and shindobi

The tomb of gyewongun is located from Jinbad village in Sungsukro and Oraegol village which is connected from Sungsukdong of Ilsandonggu to the direction of Munbongdong. The tomb is a twin grave together with the wife, Mrs. Min of Yeohung and is made in the southeast direction and a village is created. There are 3 tombstones in front of the tomb, Sangsuk, Jangmyeongdeung and Mangjusuk and a pair of Muninsuk , and in the front of the right side of the marble tombstone 'Seunghundaebugyewonguneuijimyo'. The shindobi is located 70 meters beneath the tomb and there is a white marble Bishin on top of the square brace. It was built in the 15th year of King Sunjo(1582) and is written 'Jangmingongshindobimyung'. Gyewongun Ieui(1469~1554) is a scholar in the mid Joseon Dynasty, and is the royal family and the adulthood name is Euiji and was the 4rth descendant of the 2nd Jungjong and is the son of Iwon of Baeksunggun. He already knew all the words at age four and read all the Saseosamgyeong, he was rewarded as gyerimbusu and was first place in the civil examination at the 8th year of Yeonsan(1502) and was promoted as Myungsundaebu, and Seunghundaebu. In the year King Jungjong ascended on the throne, he was Donryeongbudojung, and was rewarded as gyewongun in the 26th year of Jungjong(1531).

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The information sign of the tomb of Sungnyeungdaegun

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The shindobi of Sungnyungdaegun

The shindobi os Sungnyungdaegun was built in April 18th year of the reign of King Taejong(1418) and it has a character of putting black rock Bishin on the side of the granite corner stones. Also there is a small Guibu in the roof of stone stufa of the Paljak roof, and the scale of the tombstone is width 130 centimeters, thickness 25centimeters and the height 163 centimeters and the total height is 300 centimeters.

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The distant view of the tomb of sungnyungdaegun

The tomb of Sungnyungdaegun is located in the side of Daeja Mountain in Daejadong(near the tomb of general Choiyoung) and has piled up 3 steps of rectangular stone and the the hosuk are surrounding them. On the right and left of the tomb are Sukho and Sukyang and there are Sangsuk and Jangmyeongdeung in front of the tomb and on the right and left side of that there are Muninsuk and the shrine and Bigak are in the front. In front of the tomb there is Bigak and Jaesil and a Shrine and etc. The tomb of Sungnyungdaegun has a lot of stones and the creation form is unique, so it is a good example for researching the tombs of the early era of Joseon.

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The shrine of Sungnyungdaegun

Sungnyungdaegun is the 4rth son of the 3rd King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty and the mother is Mrs. Min, Queen Wonkyung and married the daughter of Jwachansung Uk of Changryung Sung family. He was rewarded as Sungnyunggun early and was Daegun in the year 14 of King Taejong reign(1414), he was loved by the King for his brightness and clean attitude. However, he was up on the court rank of Daegwangbodaeguk but died of measles in the age 14. King Taejong was very sad and built a Daejaam nextto the tomb and wished him happiness in the other world.

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The panorama of Shindobi and the tomb of Wolsandaegun

Appointed Number : No.1 of Regional Cultural Assets Location: Goyangsi Dukyanggu Shinwondong San 16-35 The tomb of Wolsandaegun is locatedis shinwondong Neunggol and the wife(Sunchon Mrs. Park)'s burial mound is behind it. In front of the big burial mound of Wolsandaegun there are a tombstone, Sangsuk, Muninsok, Mangjusok, Jangmyeongdeung and Shindobi and it is being a good material in researching the tombs of Joseon. There are Bidu which Unmun carved and a square Daesuk behind the Sangsuk, and the scale is height 180 centimeters, width 74 centimeters, thickness 32 centimeters. Three sangsuk of jangpansuk are lying down and the scale is 270 centimeters and side 155 centimeters. The tomb of Wolsan is similar to a King's tomb, thus it does not have Sukma, Sukyang, Sukho and etc. This means that the elder brother of Sungjong loved Wolsandaegun much and also shows how prosperous the era was. There is a myogal, sangsuk, Jangmyeongdeung in front of the tomb of Wolsandaegun and the mangjuseok and Seokin is on each side. It is just the way it was made. On the backside of the tomb is the tomb of Mrs. Park the wife of Wolsandaegun(Seungpyeongbubuin), and she was the great mother of Yeonsangun, who was an actual mother since the loss of his mother. However Yeonsangun followed the woman dearly and later on went through a sad trial being charged of having an affair with him. The shindobi of Wolsandaegun is located in front of the tomb of Mrs. Park that is placed in Shinwondong Neunggol village. This tombstone which was built by the order of King Seongjong in the year 20th(1489) and is consisted of Daejwa, Bishin, and Isu. In the Daejwa there is a Bijwa so that one can put a Bishin and patterns of lotuses are carved in. The Bimun of the Bishin has been harmed in the wind and rain and is hard to decode. There are junjas that expressed the moon and the mountain on top of the Bishin and it is quite interesting. The height of the Bishin is 218 centimeters, width 105 centimeters and thickness 32 centimeters and Imsahong made and wrote the Bimun, and Junaek also wrote it together. There are fancy patterns of the dragon in the Isu that is connected to Bishin. In the front underneath there is a dragon looking up, and on the top of the right side there is a dragon looking downward, Both of these dragon have patterns of clouds delicately carved in. Wolsandaegun Ijung was a royal family who was born in 1454 and died in the age of 35. He was the first son of the King Chujon Dukjong and the elder brother of Sungjong and the name of adulthood was Jami, and the name called comfortably was Pungwoljeong. Sejong is the great grandfather and Sejo is the grandfather. However Ijung didn't become the king. Why didn't he become king when he was the first son and was the accurate age to reign? He was raised as Wolsangun at age 7 in 1460, and was appointed as Hunrokdaebu together with the younger brother Jaeulsangun in 1468. Yejong died the next year he was king and the throne was to be given ot one of these: Yejong's son Jeandaegun, Dukjong's son Wolsangun and Jaeulsangun. So the queen with the son took the King's mission and judged that Jeandaegun was too young and Wolsangun was not healthy enough and so that Jaeulsangun who had an excellent personality was to succeed to the throne, and the coronation was held the next day Yejong died. The historians say Jaeulsangun succeeded to the throne for another reason. There was no basis of Wolsandaegun's health being bad, and Jaeulsangun was as young as Jeandaegun. It was because of his father-in-law, Han Myung Hwe. Hanmyunghwe was one of the top man of power together with Shin Suk Joo, and by succeeding Sungjong to the throne, he enjoyed the utmost power. Jeandaegun and Wolsandaegun who didn't become the king was to be left to be called a rebel. There are many situations of princes who have not become king gets killed suppressively. However, these two boys were not that stupid. Jeandaegun acted like a foolish guy and was able to break free and Wolsandaegun looked as if he was not interested in politics and was able to live a retired life. Maybe his name Pungwoljung might have come from this reason.

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The tomb of Haengju Ki family- The tomb next to the Yeonji

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Goyang regional cultural property