Seoak Seowon

The Seoak Seowon is a seowon located in the neighborhood of Seoak-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Seowon was a type of local academy during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897).

It was established by local Confucian scholars especially Yi Jeong (李楨 1578 - 1607) in 1651, the second year of King Hyojong's reign, to commemorate the virtue and scholarly achievements of scholar Seol Chong, and Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn and General Kim Yu-sin.

The enshrined people played important roles in the unification of Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla.

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