Dongguneung (lit. 'The Nine Eastern Royal Tombs'), is a cluster of royal tombs from the Joseon dynasty, the largest of its kind in South Korea. 17 Joseon kings and queens are buried here. The cluster also houses a myo-type tomb (of a royal family member). It is located in Guri, Gyeonggi Province.[1][2][3][4][5]

The construction was ordered by King Taejong in 1408 and the ninth tomb was placed there in 1855.[2]

List of tombs

Tomb Deceased Year
Geonwonneung (건원릉) King Taejo 1408
Mongneung (목릉) King Seonjo
Queen Uiin
Queen Inmok		 1600
Hyeonneung (현릉) King Munjong
Queen Hyeondeok		 1452
Suneung (수릉) Crown Prince Hyomyeong (posthumously King Ikjong)
Queen Sinjeong		 1890
Hwineung (휘릉) Queen Jangnyeol 1688
Gyeongneung (경릉) King Heonjong
Queen Hyohyeon
Queen Hyojeong		 1849
Wonneung (원릉) King Yeongjo
Queen Jeongsun		 1776
Hyeneung (혜릉) Queen Danui 1718
Sungneung (숭릉) King Hyeonjong
Queen Myeongseong		 1674
Myeongbinmyo (명빈묘) Royal Noble Consort Myeong of the Andong Kim clan (King Taejong's concubine) 1479
Source: Cultural Heritage Administration[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "구리 동구릉 (九里 東九陵)" (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "East Nine Royal Tombs, Guri". Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "구리 동구릉" (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. ^ "Donggureung Royal Tomb [UNESCO World Heritage] (구리 동구릉 [유네스코 세계문화유산])". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  5. ^ Oh Hong-seok (2009). Traditional Korean Villages. The spirit of Korean cultural roots. Ewha Womans University Press. p. 68. ISBN 9788973007844.