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Soongeui Shrine Site
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Name: Tomb of Inham Yoon
Appointment Category: Local remain No.9
Location: Baekeui-li San 26-1, Cheongsan-myeon, Yeoncheon-gun
Date of Appointment: Dec. 29, 1987

Soongeui Shrine Site
Inham Yoon(1531-1597) was a civil minister in mid Chosun era. His formal name is Yangsook, pen name is Jukjae, and his family origin is Papyong. He passed government exam in 1553, at the age of 22, and served in many positions.

Although he was unfortunate to be replaced from his position of governor of Gyeongju during the Japanese invasion in 1592, he accomplished recapture of Gyeongju castle by recruiting soldiers when the castle was overthrown. He served in a vice minister and later vice minister of justice. He died from illness when he went to Pyeongyang to meet a general of Ming dynasty as a receptioner during the second invasion in the Japanese invasion in 1592. He was good at writing and drawing, especially of bamboo. He wrote ¡ì A book of Bamboo¡í .

The tomb is located in southeast direction on the top part within family graveyard of Yoon. His tomb was combined with the one of his wife, Lady Jungjung, Jung of Naju. Tombstone, table stone, incense burner stone are placed in front of the tomb and stone post and stone for scholars in left and right. In the left of the tomb, a newly built monument by the descendants in 1987 is placed, which has a place to put the main body, made of black stone, and octagonal roof.