page_title: Gongju
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Gongju / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Gongju area in King's library of Choseon dynasty
context_page_description: Gongju, also spelt Kongju, is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea.
context_section_description: Gongju was formerly named Ungjin and was the capital of Baekje from AD 475 to 538. In this period, Baekje was under threat from Goguryeo. Goguryeo had overrun the previous capital of Hanseong (modern-day Seoul), which forced Baekje to find a new center of strength.
  In 538, King Seong moved the capital to Sabi (in modern-day Buyeo County). However, Gongju remained an important center until the kingdom's fall in 660.
caption: Gongju around 1872
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