The Tomb of Ten Thousand Patriotic Martyrs is where the loyal souls who had sacrificed their lives while fighting against Japanese forces at Namwon Fortress are buried together. The number of the bravely martyred stands at nearly 10,000 including soldiers and civilians who lived in and around Namwon Fortress. To pay tribute to the noble cause of the ancestors who died for their country, the Tomb of Ten Thousand Patriotic Martyrs annually hosts an event that exalts the patriotic spirits and achievements and respects the loyal spirits on September 26 every year.

10,000 martyrs were killed due to the war that Japan started in 1597. Japanese forces of over 110,000 soldiers invaded Jeolla-do and 56,000 of them attacked Namwon Fortress. On the opposing side of the battle, 1,000 Joseon soldiers and about 3,000 Ming troops stood their ground to defend the fortress. But in the end, some 6,000 civilians who lived in and around Namwon Fortress that courageously joined the battle valiantly lost their lives.

Those who had fled after the war before eventually returning to their homes placed the bodies of the martyrs into a single tomb. Then, in 1963, then-president Park Chung-hee visited the tomb, which was located in the Old Namwon Station, and ordered to move the grave after seeing the site being poorly managed. In the following year, it was relocated to where it is today. History has passed but the noble spirits of the martyrs seem to still remain in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Patriotic Martyrs to protect this country even today.