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Unified Silla, [e] or Late Silla, [f] is the name often applied to the historical period of the Korean kingdom of Silla after its conquest of Goguryeo in 668 AD, which marked the end of the Three Kingdoms period. In the 7th century, a Silla–Tang alliance conquered Baekje in the Baekje–Tang War.
According to Korean records, in 57 BC, Seorabeol (or Saro, later Silla) in the southeast of the peninsula unified and expanded the confederation of city-states known as Jinhan. Although Samguk sagi records that Silla was the earliest-founded of the three kingdoms, other written and archaeological records indicate that Silla was likely the last ...
Silla (Korean pronunciation:; Old Korean: 徐羅伐, Yale: Syerapel, [8] RR: Seorabeol; IPA: Korean pronunciation: [sʌɾabʌɭ]) was a Korean kingdom that existed between 57 BCE [9] – 935 CE and was located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
The Unified Silla Kingdom (668–935) had held sway over the Korean peninsula for three centuries, but by the 10th century the state had been in steady decline. [1] During this time, local aristocrats developed greater independence, until they functionally became independent warlords.
The Korean peninsula was mostly unified for the first time by the state Silla in the 7th century. [1] Silla's capital was Geumseong (now Gyeongju ). [ 2 ] It had five sub-capitals ( 소경 ; 小京 ; sogyeong ) at Geumgwan-gyeong ( 금관경 , now Gimhae ), Namwon-gyeong (남원경, Namwon ), Seowon-gyeong ( 서원경 , Cheongju ), Jungwon ...
Rooster's forest), or "Geumseong" (lit. City of Gold or Metal i.e. Impenetrable Fortress). [27] After the unification of the peninsula up to Taedong River [28] in 668 AD, Gyeongju became the center of Korean political and cultural life. [29] The city was home to the Silla court and the great majority of the kingdom's elite.
Munmu of Silla (626–681), personal name Kim Pŏm-min, was a Korean monarch who served as the 30th king of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He is usually considered to have been the first ruler of the Unified Silla period. Munmu was the son of King Muyeol and Munmyeong, who was the younger sister of Kim Yu-sin.
Tourism in Gyeongju is a major industry and defining feature of Gyeongju, South Korea.Gyeongju is a major cultural site and tourist destination for South Koreans and foreigners with about 8 to 9 million visitors annually. [1]