Namdojinseong Fortress, Jindo

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.127

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

조선시대

Designated year

1964

Location

진도군, 전라남도— 전남 진도군 임회면 남동리 149번지

Coordinates

34.364064, 126.165058

Namdojinseong Fortress was built to protect the coastal area when Sambyeolcho fought against the Mongolians during the reign of King Wonjong (1259-1274) of Goryeo. Sambyeolcho, who is said to have left for Jeju-do, passed this area. There had probably been three villages already in Jindo during the Baekje Period, and this place was likely the center of one of them, from Baekje to the Goryeo Dynasty. Judging from such facts, the fortress may have already been erected since the Three Kingdoms Period. Government offices and people in Jindo escaped to the other town in the 2nd year of the reign of King Chungjeong (1350) of Goryeo because the Japanese pirates pillaged the town in the 13th century. They came back to Jindo in the early years of the reign of the Great King Sejong. Finally, Manhobu, the military alliance usually established along the coast, formed here and erected the fortress in the 20th year of the reign of King Sejong. The present fortress is likely to have been built after that. Although it had circumference of 400 meters, Namdojinseong Fortress was considered an important location for protecting the coastal area. It had many valuable relics since it was the major site of the east, west, and south gates, which had been well-preserved.

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