Andong Goseong Lee Clan Monument
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The Andong Goseong Lee Clan Monument (안동 고성이씨 신도비) is a sindobi, a commemorative stele, in Gisa-ri, Yean-myeon, Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was designated Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 24 of Gyeongsangbuk-do on 31 August 1973.
It was erected in 1818, the 18th year of King Sunjo, in honour of Yi Jeung, an official of the early Joseon period.
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Andong Goseong Lee Clan Monument
A sindobi is a stele that records the lifetime achievements of a king or senior official and is set up to the south-east of his tomb.
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A sindobi is a stele that records the lifetime achievements of a king or senior official and is set up to the south-east of his tomb. This example consists of a base stone, the stele body standing upon it, and a capstone placed on top.
The inscription was composed by Han Chi-eung and written out by Yi Ga-sun.
HistorySources for this section
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The stele commemorates Yi Jeung, whose clan seat (bon-gwan) was Goseong. During the reign of King Seongjong he served as magistrate of Yeongsan, and his career later reached the office of Ijo chamui (vice-minister of the Ministry of Personnel).
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The stele was originally set up in another place. When the construction of the Andong Dam threatened to submerge that place, it was moved to its present position at the entrance to Sudajae.
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A stele is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument, and steles were made as grave markers, government notices, boundary markers and memorials. In East Asia the inscribed stele was a major medium for recording history and law.
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About this kind of monument
East Asian steles and standing stones
A stele is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument. Its surface often carries text, ornament, or both, inscribed, carved in relief or painted, and steles were made for many reasons: as grave markers, as government notices and boundary markers, and as memorials to battles. In East Asia the inscribed stele was a major medium for recording history and law, and the Atlas records those that have survived as monuments in Korea, China and Taiwan.
The Gwanggaeto Stele in Ji'an, Jilin Province, China, is the best known. It is a memorial for the tomb of Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, erected in 414 by his son Jangsu, and is the largest engraved stele in the world. It is carved out of a single mass of granite, stands about 6.39 metres tall with a girth of nearly four metres, and has an inscription written exclusively in Classical Chinese. It is one of the major primary sources for the history of Goguryeo. The stele stands near the tomb on the Yalu River, in what was then the capital of the kingdom.
A stele with an inscription that names a reign is among the best-dated monuments in the Atlas. Uninscribed standing stones in Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia, which the Atlas also lists under this heading, cannot be dated closely.
When visiting, look at the inscription if there is one, and at the base that holds the stone.
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Dated moments in the story
- 1818
신도비란 왕이나 고관 등의 평생업적을 기록하여 그의 묘 남동쪽에 세우는 비로, 이 비는 조선 전기의 문신인 이증 선생의 행적을 기리고 있다. 이증은 본관이 고성으로, 조선 성종 때에는 영산현감을 맡았으며, 이후 벼슬이 이조참판에까지 이르렀다. 비는 아래에 받침돌을 두고 비몸을 세운 뒤 그 위로 머릿돌을 얹어 놓은 모습이다. 순조 18년(1818)에 세운 것으로, 한치응 선생이 비문을 짓고, 이가순 선생이 글씨를 썼다. 원래 다른 곳에 세웠던 것을, 안동댐 건설로 수몰될 위기에 처하게 되어 수다재(水多齋) 입구인 이곳에 옮겨 놓은 것이다.
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- Coordinates
- 36°38′32″ N, 128°53′14″ EFor a GPS or map app: 36.64228, 128.88725
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Adapted from the Wikipedia article "안동 고성 이씨 신도비" (Korean), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; authors are listed in the page history. Reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikipedia · Edit history and authors
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