Cultural heritage in Goyang
five-thousand years history
Current story of Goyang
2017-03-20
Tomb of general Yuhyeong defeating Japanese soldiers with the general Sunshin Lee
Surrounded by four castles, the tomb of the general Yuhyeong is in the size of about 30py. There are stoneworks near burial mounds. There is an epitaph to the right side of burial mound. In front of the burial mound, there are Sangseokg and Hyangroseok, and there is Muninseok to the left and right side of the front area. There is a Sindobi next to the road below the tomb. There is a phrase, 贈領議政 輔祚功臣 晋山府院君 諡忠景 柳公神道碑銘, written on the Sindobi. Yuhyeong (1566-1615) is a soldier that achieved great accomplishments during Japanese invasion. His real name is Jaon, and other name is Seokdam. He helped the general Sunshin Lee conquer Japanese soldiers during the siege of Jungyu and became the Samdosu governor next to Sunshin Lee in 1602. His posthumous epithet is Chunggyung, and he is served in Minchungsa at Haenam. His tomb is located in the park across the tomb of Jinju Ryu at Muwon Village in Haengsin-dong.