Gongsanseong Fortress
Three Kingdoms Baekje (475–660 CE; Ungjin capital 475–538)·Baekje (Ungjin Period, King Munju to Seong)·🇰🇷 South Chungcheong, Gongju City, Geum River, Gongsan Hill, South Korea
About
About Gongsanseong Fortress
Gongsanseong is the Baekje mountain–river fortress (475–538 CE, UNESCO) — 1.8-km walls (3.5 m high) on Gongsan hill with palace, pond, and Jumagru beacon above the Geum River. Recorded context — Period: Three Kingdoms Baekje (475–660 CE; Ungjin capital 475–538); Culture: Baekje (Ungjin Period, King Munju to Seong); Field status: excavated; Materials: stone, earth, Chinese celadon, Japanese Sue ware; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Baekje (Ungjin Period, King Munju to Seong) ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 475 CE
- Period
- Three Kingdoms Baekje (475–660 CE; Ungjin capital 475–538)
- Culture
- Baekje (Ungjin Period, King Munju to Seong)
- Builders
- Baekje (Ungjin Period, King Munju
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
Gallery