Donggureung, Guri

Geonwonneung

Geonwonneung

Hyeonneung

Hyeonneung

Mokneung

Mokneung

Hwireung

Hwireung

Sungneung

Sungneung

Hyereung

Hyereung

Wonneung

Wonneung

Sureung

Sureung

Gyeongneung

Gyeongneung

the 9 Royal Tombs in the East

Location

197, Donggureung-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do

About the royal tombs

· Geonwonneung (健元陵)
· Hyeonneung (顯陵)
· Mokneung (穆陵)
· Hwireung (徽陵)
· Sungneung (崇陵)

· Hyereung (惠陵)
· Wonneung (元陵)
· Sureung (綏陵)
· Gyeongneung (景陵)

Program

· Mission Tour Game ‘Royal Tomb Adventure’
· ‘The King’s Forest Path Tree Story’ With A Forest Narrator
· Experience Satisfying the five senses of the royal tomb ‘Forrest of the Royal Tomb’”

Donggureung, meaning ‘nine tombs in the east,’ is the largest royal tomb group in Joseon, built over 450 years. Beginning with Geonwonneung (健元陵) of King Taejo, who founded Joseon in 1408 (8th year of King Taejong), Hyeonneung (顯陵) of Munjong, Mokneung (穆陵) of King Seonjo, Sungneung of King Hyeonjong (崇陵), and Hwireung of Queen Jangryeol (徽陵), Queen Danui's Hyereung (惠陵), Yeongjo's Wonneung (元陵), and Heonjong's Gyeongneung (景陵) were built in succession. At the time, depending on the number of tombs, it was called Dongoreung (東五陵) and Dongchilleung (東七陵), but in 1855 (6th year of King Cheoljong), Munjo’s Sureung (綏陵) was moved to this Location, and it became the current Donggureung.

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A. Geonwonneung (健元陵)

Form of Tomb : Danneung

Formation of the tomb : 1408 (8th year of King Taejong)

Geonwonneung is the tomb of King Taejo, the first king of Joseon, inheriting the style of the royal tombs of Goryeo, and shifting the arrangement of stones and tombs to serve as the standard for the royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. When Taejo ascended to the throne in 1392, he laid the groundwork for the Joseon dynasty by establishing Hanyang as the capital and the name of the country as Joseon.”

B. Hyeonneung (顯陵)

Form of Tomb : Dongwon Yi Gangneung

Formation of The Tomb : 1452 (Enthronement of King Danjong), 1512 (7th year of King Jungjong)

Hyeonneung is the tomb of King Munjong, the 5th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty and Queen Hyeondeok, Kwon. Munjong ascended to the throne in 1450 and compiled historical books such as 『The History of Goryeo』 and 『The History of Goryeo』 and established the military system.

C. Mokneung (穆陵)

Form of Tomb : Dongwon Yi Gangneung

Formation of The Tomb : 1600 (33rd King Seonjo), 1630 (Injo 8), 1632 (Injo 10)

Mokneung is the tomb of the 14th King Seonjo of the Joseon Dynasty, the first Queen Uiin Queen Park, and the second Queen Inmok Queen Kim. Seonjo ascended to the throne as a descendant of a concubine, not a queen, among the successive kings of the Joseon Dynasty. During his reign, he suffered great social chaos owing to the Imjin War and the Jeongyu War, but this was also the period when many Confucian scholars such as Yi Hwang and Lee Yi were produced.

D. Hwireung (徽陵)

Form of tomb : Danneung

Formation of The Tomb : 1688 (14th year of King Sukjong)

Hwireung is the tomb of Queen Jangryeol, the second queen Cho of Injo, the 16th king of the Joseon Dynasty. Queen Jangryeol was appointed queen at the age of 15, and she also stood at the center of the Yeson controversy during the reign of King Hyeonjong.

E. Sungneung (崇陵)

Form of Tomb : Ssangneung

Formation of The Tomb : 1674 (enthronement of King Sukjong), 1684 (10th year of King Sukjong)

Sungneung is the tomb of King Hyeonjong and Queen Myeongseong Kim, the 18th king of the Joseon Dynasty. When viewed from Jeongjeonggak, the left side is Hyeonjong and the right side is the tomb of Queen Myeongseong. Hyeonjong was the only king born in a foreign country (Shenyang, Qing Dynasty) among the kings of the Joseon Dynasty.

F. Hyereung (惠陵)

Form of Tomb : Danneung

Formation of The Tomb : 1718 (44th year of King Sukjong)

Hyereung is the tomb of Queen Danui, the first queen Sim of King Gyeongjong in the 20s of the Joseon Dynasty. Queen Danui was entrusted Crown Princess at the age of 11, but her husband Gyeongjong died before ascending the throne. After Gyeongjong ascended to the throne, he was revered as Queen.

G. Wonreung (元陵)

Form of Tomb : Ssangneung

Formation of The Tomb : 1776 (Jeongjowi), 1805 (Sunjo 5th)

Wonneung is the 21st king Yeongjo and Queen Jeongsun Kim, the 2nd Queen of king Yeongjo. During the 52-year reign of King Yeongjo, he established a policy of reorganization and reconciliation during the period of reign and tried to resolve the strife of the Bungdang by implementing the Tangacreage policy.

H. Sureung (綏陵)

Form of Tomb : Hapjangreung

Formation of The Tomb : 1855 (6th year of King Cheoljong), 1890 (27th year of King Gojong)

Sureung is the tomb of Munjo crowned emperor and Queen Shinjeong Jo, Munjo and Empress Shinjeong were enshrined together in one tomb. At the age of 22, Munjo was first referred to Prince Hyomyeong after he died and as soon as his Son Heonjong ascend the throne, he revered as Ikjong. After the declaration of the Korean Empire, he was revered as Munjo.

I. Gyeongneung (景陵)

Form of Tomb : Samyeonneung

Formation of The Tomb : 1843 (9th year of King Heonjong), 1849 (Cheoljong enthronement), 1904 (7th year of Gwangmu)

Gyeongneung is the tomb of King Hyeonjong, the 24th king of the Joseon Dynasty and the first queen, Hyo Hyeon Kim, and the second queen, Hyojeong, Hong. Staring in front of the square, On the left is the tomb of Heonjong, in the middle is the tomb of Hyojeong, and on the right is the tomb of Empress Hyojeong. Heonjong ascended to the throne at the age of 8, and the reign of King Heonjong was a period of social chaos owing to the secular government.

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