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Hwasun Jeongam Jo Gwang-jo Banishment Memorial Stele is a Joseon-era memorial monument in Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do, commemorating the location where the prominent reformist scholar-official Jo Gwang-jo (1482-1519) — one of the central Confucian scholar-officials of early Joseon — was banished and executed during the Gimyo Sahwa (Gimyo Literati Purge) of 1519. Jo Gwang-jo led an ambitious Neo-Confucian reform program under King Jungjong before being purged by conservative court factions, and his life-and-death has become one of the foundational reference points for Joseon-era political-and-intellectual history. The stele is a stone monument with inscribed text commemorating his banishment, set within a small public memorial site with interpretive panels providing the historical context. Best for travelers interested in early Joseon political-and-intellectual history.