Tomb of King Gongyang, Goyang

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.191

Category

유적지

Era

조선 태조 3년(1395)

Designated year

1970

Location

고양시, 경기도— 경기 고양시 덕양구 원당동 산65-1번지 산65-6

Coordinates

37.680217, 126.839013

This is the tomb of King Gongyang, the last king of Goryeo, and his wife, Lady No. King Gongyang, who lived from 1345 to 1394, was only a nominal king whom Yi Seong-gye, the founder of Joseon, allowed to ascend to the throne. With the foundation of Joseon, he was expelled to Wonju in Gangwon-do and murdered together with his two sons in the third year of the reign of King Taejo in 1394. He was conferred the name King Gongyang in the 16th year of the reign of King Taejong in 1416 and enshrined in Goyang in Gyeonggi-do. The queen, Lady No, was from the old vassal, giving birth to three princesses and one prince. Like her husband, she was forced to give up her peerage as Goryeo collapsed. These tombs were arranged in the style of twin tombs with the gravestone and the stone table placed in front and the lantern and the stone tiger statue between them. The tiger statue carries the traditional Goryeo style but is similar to that of Taejo's and Taejong's tombs, which were constructed in the early part of the Joseon Dynasty. Images of the civil and military vassals stand on both sides of the tomb. The stone figures in front of the tombs are simple in style, conveying a sense of being dwarfed. The gravestone seems to have been built at the time of constructing the tombs, but the stone indicates that this is the tomb of King Gongmin, and it is known to have been built during the reign of King Gojong of Joseon. There are others who claim that King Gongmin is buried in Samcheok, where he was banished and murdered.

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