Tomb of King Kongmin, Royal mausoleum in Kaesong, North Korea

The Mausoleum of King Kongmin, or Hyonjongnung, is two parallel earthen mounds about 0.6 m apart, each on a granite base carved with cloud patterns. Twelve granite guardian figures, tigers and sheep ring the mounds, and two 3.3 m granite statues of civil and military officials stand on each side. The twin chambers held nested coffins painted with sun and bear motifs.

Construction began after Queen Indeok's death in 1365 and was completed in 1372, seven years later. King Gongmin, the 31st Goryeo ruler, was buried in the left mound after his death in 1374; the queen lies in the right mound. In 1905 Japanese looters blasted open the chamber, and the site was restored to its original state in 1989.

The name Hyonjongnung combines the separate names of the two mounds: Hyonnung for King Gongmin and Jongnung for Queen Indeok. A local tale explains the mountain opposite the tombs: Gongmin wiped his brow while surveying the site, and his subjects, taking it as a signal, executed the young geomancer; the king's exclamation gave the mountain its name.

The two mounds stand side by side, about 0.6 m apart, with Gongmin's Hyonnung on the left and Queen Indeok's Jongnung on the right. The spirit road of military and Confucian officials leads up to the granite terrace, where sheep and tigers face inward. The site lies in Haeson Village, about 14 km southwest of Kaesong, and is reached by road from the city.

The tomb chamber was blasted open with dynamite in 1905 and its relics were looted, most believed taken to Japan. King Gongmin's coffin is not at the site: it is exhibited in the Goryeo Museum in Kaesong. The two mounds are named Hyonnung for the king and Jongnung for Queen Indeok.