Joheon Gwanryeon Yupum

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1007

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선선조-순조년간

Designated year

1989

Location

금산군, 충청남도— 충남 금산군 금성면 의총길 50, 칠백의총관리소 (의총리,칠백의 총)

Coordinates

36.131356, 127.492452

These are relics related to Jo Heon (1544-1592), who was a commander of the righteous army in the Chungcheong-do area. He fought and died on the battlefield of Geumsan with his 700 men at the outbreak of the Japanese invasion in 1592 (25th year of the reign of King Seonjo of the Joseon Dynasty). Jo Heon passed the civil service examination and served in various government posts such as assistant section chief of the Ministry of Rites and Ministry of Taxation, inspector general, and magistrate of Boeun. He was reassigned and promoted several times but gave up his office to raise a righteous army when the Japanese invasion broke out. He gathered 1700 volunteer soldiers in Okcheon and took over Cheongju. At a follow-up fight in Geumsan, he fought with the remaining 700 men and died on the battlefield. His relics include Jocheon ilgi, which is a record of his personal travels, certificate of his passing the state examination, letter of assignment, letter of command, and two letters of condolence. Jocheon ilgi is a diary written by Jo Heon during his stay in Ming China as an envoy in 1574 (7th year of King Seonjo’s reign). It was published in 1734 (10th year of King Yeongjo’s reign) by the king’s order. The certificate indicates that Jo Heon passed the state examination at the age of 24 in 1567 (22nd year of King Myeongjong’s reign). It is the oldest among Jo Heon’s official documents. The letter of assignment shows that Jo Heon was assigned as commander of the righteous army in Chungcheong-do by King Seonjo. The letter of command was issued by King Gojong in 1883 to enshrine the mortuary tablet of Jo Heon in Munmyo Shrine. The two letters of condolence were written to the deceased Jo Heon – one by King Jeongjo in 1795 and the other by King Sunjo in 1812.

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