UNESCO World Heritage, Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

Seooreung Royal Tombs 'Sunchangwon'

Sunchangwon Tomb is a tomb where Crown Prince Sunhoe(1551-1563), the first son of King Myeongjong(1534-1567, r. 1545-1567), the 13th king of Joseon, and his wife Crown Princess Gonghoebin(1550-1592) of the Yun clan are buried together. Crown Prince Sunhoe was entitled as the crown prince at the age of 7, but died when he was 13, failing to succeed to the royal line following King Myeongjong. Crown Princess Gonghoebin, a daughter of Yun Ok, deceased in 1592(the 25th year of King Seonjo) at the age of 43. As her body was not collected during the ravages of Imjinwaeran (Japanese Invasion of Joseon in 1592), only an empty royal coffin was placed at Sunchangwon tomb.

June 17, 2015

Seooreung, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

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서오릉 '순창원'

순창원은 조선 제13대 임금인 명종(1534-1567, 재위 1545-1567)의 맏아들 순회세자(1551-1563)와 공회빈 윤씨(1550-1592)의 합장묘이다. 순회세자는 7세에 세자로 책봉되었으나 13세에 세상을 떠나 명조의 뒤를 잇지 못했다. 공회빈은 윤옥의 딸로 선조 25년(1592)에 43세로 세상을 떠났다. 임진왜란으로 시신을 수습하지 못하여 순창원에는 현재 빈 *재궁만 안장되어 있다.

• 재궁 : 왕, 왕대비, 왕비, 왕세자 등의 시신을 넣던 관

2015-06-17

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