Donggureung

Donggureung (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]}

Donggureung
Geonwolleung
Location	197 Donggureung-ro, Guri, Gyeonggi Province[1]
Coordinates	37.622608°N 127.132075°E / 37.622608; 127.132075
Area	1,96 km²[1]
Governing body	Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv, vi
Designated	2009 (33rd session)
Reference no.	1319
Region	Asia and Australasia
Donggureung

Korean name
Hangul	동구릉
Hanja	東九陵
Revised Romanization	Donggureung
McCune–Reischauer	Tongkurŭng

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
Geonwolleung (건원릉)	King Taejo	1408
Mongneung (목릉)	King Seonjo Queen Uiin Queen Inmok	1600
Hyeolleung (현릉)	King Munjong Queen Hyeondeok	1452
Sureung (수릉)	Crown Prince Hyomyeong (posthumously King Ikjong) Queen Sinjeong	1890
Hwireung (휘릉)	Queen Jangnyeol	1688
Gyeongneung (경릉)	King Heonjong Queen Hyohyeon Queen Hyojeong	1849
Wolleung (원릉)	King Yeongjo Queen Jeongsun	1776
Hyereung (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. "구리 동구릉 (九里 東九陵)" (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
2. "East Nine Royal Tombs, Guri". Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
3. "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.