Manuichong Ancient Tombs in Okcheon, Haenam

Manuichong Ancient Tombs in Okcheon, Haenam, three large tombs long thought to be a mass grave of righteous army soldiers

3 tombs remain on both sides of the road from Seongsan Sageori toward Yeongchun, each about 10 m across and about 4 m high. For a long time they were thought to be a mass grave of hundreds of righteous army soldiers killed in the Battle of Daegyo Field during the Jeongyu War. Judging by their size, 200–300 people were believed to be buried there.

Manuichong Ancient Tombs in Okcheon, Haenam, Three Kingdoms tombs revealed by excavation

Tomb No. 1 was excavated in 2006 and Tomb No. 2 in 2008, and the survey confirmed that they were built in the Three Kingdoms period, which led to a new view of what Manuichong is. It was designated a Jeollanam-do Monument on April 23, 2015.

Manuichong Ancient Tombs in Okcheon, Haenam, the Battle of Daegyo Field and the Yun brothers who led righteous armies

Daegyo Field is the field in front of Seongsan Village, where righteous armies and Japanese troops fought each other during the Jeongyu War. The brothers Yun Gyeon and Yun Geom, who raised a righteous army at Dalmasan Mountain, fought this battle and later died in the Battle of Seokdae in Jangheung. The brothers Yun Ryun and Yun Sin, who rose up at Byeongchi Pass, died for their cause at Daegyo Field. As Japanese troops who had landed at the Eoran naval post came north and joined forces, the fighting grew fierce and hundreds of righteous army soldiers were killed.

Source: Haenam County Culture and Tourism