Samjeondobi Monument, Seoul

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.101

Category

유적지

Era

조선 인조 17년(1639)

Designated year

1963

Location

송파구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 송파구 잠실동 47

Coordinates

37.510523, 127.101642

In the Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1636, a humiliating treaty of peace was forced after the defeat to Qing, and a stele commemorating the achievement of the Emperor of Qing was erected. Built in the 17th year of the reign of King Injo, it has height of 3.95m and width of 1.4m. A tribe living north of Dumangang River had paid tribute to Joseon for the first half of the Joseon Dynasty. However, enlarging its force, it established the Jin Dynasty and threatened Joseon. Later, it changed the name of the country to Qing when Joseon was under the reign of King Injo and demanded Joseon to be subject to the sovereignty of it. Thus, the relationship between the two countries was cut off. In consequence, the emperor of Qing himself led a large army of 100 thousand and attacked Joseon (Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1636). As the war went on, King Injo finally bowed to the army of Qing, which stayed at the Samjeondo ferry around Hangang River, and signed a humiliating treaty. After the war, the emperor of Qing forced Joseon to erect the stele. Mongolian letters were written on the left surface of the stele, Manchu characters on the right, and Chinese letters at the back; thus, it is an important material in studying the language of each country.

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