Jangneung (Danjong)
Jangneung (Danjong)
Jangneung (Korean: 장릉; Hanja: 莊陵) in Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province, South Korea is the tomb of King Danjong, the 6th king of Joseon. It was designated as a historic site) in 1970 and a World Heritage Site in 2009 as one of the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.
History
King Danjong was exiled to Yeongwol and passed away in 1457 after he was dethroned by Grand Prince Suyang. No one buried King Danjong's body in fear of punishment but Eom Heung-do, hojang of Yeongwol, held a funeral for him. He secretly buried the body in his family grave and ran away, which is why Jangneung is the only royal tomb of the Joseon Dynasty outside the Seoul metropolitan area. The residents also did not report Eom's whereabouts and maintained the tomb.
History
In 1516, Park Chung-won, gunsu of Yeongwol, found the tomb and held a jesa 25 years later. During the reign of King Seonjo, stone sculptures such as sangseok, pyoseok, jangmyeong, and mangjuseok were built. In 1698 (the 24th year of King Sukjong's reign), King Danjong was reinstated and his tomb was named Jangneung.
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