Jwapyeong and Dalsol such as Jwapyeong Sataek Somyeong who held the post of Beopgwan Daebo .Gwisiliipsa (who held the post of Hakiikdu and Dalsol Heo Solmo (one of the Learned of the Five Confu- cian Classics) being awarded official Japanese posts in 671 Emperor Ten ascended to the throne in 668 at Otsu Palace in Omi Province. Attention should be paid to the fact that not only did Japan award the Baekje refugees the same official posts held in Baekje, but that they were concentrated in Omi Province near the capital of Otsu. According to the preface in Kamifino, the oldest collection of Chinese classics in Japan, Emperor Tenji thought as follows: Patting great value on learning is the best way to cultivate cus toms and achieve enlightenment. Learning to practice morality and to take care of one's body from someone else would be bet ter Thus a school is established, talented people recruited, five ntes chosen, and 100 laws enacted The Taika Reform as conceptualized by Emperor Tenji in the excerpt above seems to indicate civil administration based on the politics of centralized power with Backie as its model, and not on the hitherto practiced great king administration that depends on the balance of power among the powerful families. He expected his successor Prince Otomo to realize this. Therefore, Emperor Tenji invited refugees from Baekje as honored guests to educate Prince Otomo. Scholars Sarack Somyeong, Taphon Chuncho Gil Tae-sang Heo Solmo, and Bonso Gwia were invited as honored guests. The Crown Pnnce has a good na ture and enjoys studying ancient things throughout. When he takes up a brush, whatever he writes becomes an essay when he talks, his words become a discussion. The names of the honored guests mentioned above were all from Backie: the intellectual group consisted of Satack Somyeong who was well versed in law, Taphon Chuncho and Bonso Gwija who were knowledgeable about military strategy, Gil Tae-sang an expert healer