The Cherŭng Royal Tomb, also known as Jeneung Royal Tomb, is a 15th-century

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type o ...

located in Chi-dong, Panmun-guyok

Kaesong Kaesong (, ; ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region cl ...

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

. The site contains the body of Queen Sinui, first wife of Yi Song-gye, the founder of the

Joseon dynasty Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

. Construction on the tomb began after her death in 1392; as she died before her husband overthrew the

Goryeo dynasty Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

to become king, she was buried in the Goryeo-era capital of Gaegyeong (present-day

). After Yi took the throne, she was posthumously awarded the title of "queen". The burial mound is ringed with a carved granite base, while the " spirit road" leading to the tomb is lined with statues of military officers and

Confucian Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy, religion, theory of government, or way of life. Founded by Confucius ...

officials. Despite being the tomb of a Joseon monarch, the site was excluded from the

World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...

" Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty" as it is located in North Korea. It is one of two royal tombs from that dynasty in the country; the other, Hurung, belongs to King Jeongjong, who temporarily moved the capital back to Gaegyeong before abdicating.

References

* http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?gs=ws&gd=&cd=&d=&k=&inqr=&indme=&p=1&q=%C1%A6%B8%AA&masterno=882907&contentno=882907 * https://web.archive.org/web/20150409020335/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/07/135_48248.html * http://hanulh.cafe24.com/entry/%EB%B6%81%ED%95%9C%EC%97%90-%EC%9E%88%EB%8A%94-%EC%99%95%EB%A6%89%EB%93%A4?category=1&TSSESSIONhanulhcafe24com=1e02b1c03574767571cea5ce18fc2827 {{coord, 37, 53, 46, N, 126, 33, 24, E, region:KR_type:landmark, display=title Kaesong Archaeological sites in North Korea