Doksan Fortress

Fort
37°11′1″N 127°1′10″E / 37.18361°N 127.01944°E / 37.18361; 127.01944Area75,254m2[1]BuiltBefore 373 (Baekje period)Rebuilt1602 (as a stone fortress)Restored1950s, 1980sOfficial nameDoksanseong Fortress and Semadae Site, OsanDesignated29 August 1964Reference no.140
Former Invalid designation
Official nameBujeksaTypeLocal Cultural HeritageDesignated20 May 1986Delisted1 January 1989Part ofDoksanseong Fortress and Semadae Site, OsanReference no.8

Doksan Fortress (Korean: 독산성; Hanja: 禿山城) is a Korean hill fort located in Osan, South Korea. It is known for the Siege of Doksan in 1593, where the Japanese failed to defeat Gwon Yul during the Imjin War. Located within the fort are the Bujek Buddhist Temple and the Semadae, a monument to Gwon Yul's victory. The site is designated as a Historic Site of South Korea.[2] The annual Doksanseong Culture and Art Festival takes place near the fort each September.

References

  1. ^ http://www.heritage.go.kr/heri/cul/culSelectDetail.do?pageNo=1_1_2_0&VdkVgwKey=13,01400000,31
  2. ^ http://english.cha.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=13&ccebAsno=01400000&sCcebCtcd=31&pageIndex=1&region=&canAsset=&ccebPcd1=&searchWrd=DOKSANSEONG&startNum=&endNum=&stCcebAsdt=&enCcebAsdt=&canceled=&ccebKdcd=&ccebCtcd=