page_title: Gongju
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Gongju / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Young trees, Kongju, [s.d.] Trees planted on mountainside near Kongju High School by boys studying forestry. Mountainside was given to the school for this demonstration purpose. Boys at Pyenyang build roads and work the school farm. Such "self-help" programs enable the boys to earn scholarships. Date created: 1908/1922 Publisher (of the Digital Version): University of Southern California. Libraries Repository Name: Methodist Church (U.S.) Legacy Record ID: kda-m51 Photographer: Methodist Episcopal Church Format: photograph Archival file: kda_Volume42/Taylor_box45num38.jpg Rights: "Neither the General Conference nor any General Agency of The United Methodist Church (successor to the Methodist Episcopal Church) claims any interest in the photos or images." Part of subcollection: The Reverend Corwin &amp; Nellie Taylor Collection Coverage date: 1908/1922 Contributing entity: University of Southern California Repository Address: Nashville, Tennessee Part of collection: Korean Digital Archive Donor: Taylor, Ewing Bevard Filename: Taylor_box45num38 Type: images Geographic Subject (City or Populated Place): Kongju Geographic Subject (Country): Korea Compiler: Taylor, Corwin; Blood-Taylor, Nellie
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: Young trees, Kongju, 1908-1922
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