탑ㆍ비석ㆍ기념탑

경상북도 성주군 성주읍 경산리 763-1

About

Ssangchungsajeokbi (Monument to Two Loyal Generals), located across from the entrance of Seongju Girls' High School at Seomun Hill in Seongju-eup, is a monument erected in the 16th year of King Jeongjo's reign (1792) to commemorate the deeds of General Je Mal (諸沫), who raised a righteous army in the Yeongnam region during the Imjin War (Japanese invasions of 1592–1598) and died in the Battle of Seongjuseong (星州城), and his nephew Je Hong-rok (諸弘祿), who died while marching out to aid in the Battle of Jinjuseong (晋州城). When the Imjin War broke out, Je Mal gathered a righteous army and fought the Japanese forces in places such as Ungcheon (熊川), Gimhae (金海), and Uiryeong (宜寧), achieving merit before falling in the Battle of Seongjuseong. Je Hong-rok, Je Mal's nephew, distinguished himself alongside his uncle and served under Admiral Yi Sun-sin before dying in the Jeongyu War (second Japanese invasion, 1597–1598). The monument has a total height of 325 cm, with the stele body measuring 216 cm in height, 79 cm in width, and 37 cm in thickness, placed on a pedestal stone and topped with a capstone. The capstone features a vivid carving of two intertwined dragons facing each other, holding a wish-fulfilling jewel (yeouiju) in their mouths. The inscription was composed by Seo Yu-rin (徐有隣), calligraphed by Yi Byeong-mo (李秉模), and written in seal script by Jo Yun-hyeong (趙允亨), a former magistrate of Seongju. The Ssangchungsajeokbi originally stood by the roadside in front of today's Seongju Elementary School, but during the Japanese colonial period, Japanese authorities demolished its pavilion and left the monument neglected. Around 1940, during road expansion work, it was moved to its current location.

Hours

Always open상시 개방

Closed

Open year-round연중무휴

Parking

Impossible불가능

Contact

Seongju County Office, Culture and Arts Division 054-930-6782성주군청 문화예술과 054-930-6782

Machine-translated from Korean. It may contain errors — the Korean original is kept next to short entries.