Seoheung Kim Clan Samgang Jeongmun

Seoheung Kim Clan Samgang Jeongmun is a commemorative gate (jeongmun) that records the deeds of the loyal subject Kim Chung-su of the Joseon Dynasty, the filial piety of his son Kim Ham, and the fidelity of their descendants, the virtuous wives Lady Jeong of Onyang and Lady Han of Cheongju. From one family came one loyal subject, one filial son, and two chaste women, and they were recorded in the *Samgang Haengsil Sokrok* (Supplement to the Three Bonds and Practical Conduct).

During the Japanese invasions of Korea (Imjin Waeran), Kim Chung-su served as a righteous army commander and fought against the Japanese forces in Juk-san. When he was captured by the enemy, his son Kim Ham rushed into the enemy camp to save his father, and both father and son died together in battle. In the 39th year of King Seonjo's reign (1606), a filial son's jeongmun was granted in honor of Kim Ham's filial piety, and in the 26th year of King Sukjong's reign (1700), a loyal subject's jeongmun was granted in recognition of Kim Chung-su's loyalty. Additionally, during the Manchu invasion of Korea (Byeongja Horan), Kim Ham's granddaughter-in-law, Lady Jeong of Onyang, threw herself into water to avoid the enemy and preserved her chastity. Later, when the 6th-generation grandson's wife, Lady Han of Cheongju, faced her husband's serious illness, she cut her finger to provide blood and followed her husband in death. Lady Jeong was honored as a virtuous woman in the 16th year of King Yeongjo's reign (1740), and Lady Han in the 13th year (1737), with jeongnyeol jeongmun (chastity gates) granted.