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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.
Old Korean is generally defined as the ancient Koreanic language of the Silla state (BCE 57–CE 936), [3] especially in its Unified period (668–936). [4] [5] Proto-Koreanic, the hypothetical ancestor of the Koreanic languages understood largely through the internal reconstruction of later forms of Korean, [6] is to be distinguished from the actually historically attested language of Old Korean.
The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samhan (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of Korean history.During the Three Kingdoms period (Korean: 삼국시대), [a] many states and statelets consolidated until, after Buyeo was annexed in 494 and Gaya was annexed in 562, only three remained on the Korean Peninsula: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.
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.
The progenitor of the Chungju clan is General Choi Seung (최승; 崔陞), also known as Choi Woo (최우; 崔偶), of Silla (known as Cui Sheng in the Tang dynasty) The progenitor of the Nangju clan is Choi Heun ( 최흔 ; 崔昕 ) of Silla who was a native of Yeongam (Nangju) of the southern Jeolla region.
The youths who were chosen by the Silla Kingdom became the knights and warriors for the Silla dynasty within the age of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. A close relationship did exist between the Hwarang and Buddhism because Buddhism was accepted as a state religion by the royalty and aristocrats within the Silla Kingdom. [12]
Samguk yusa (Korean: 삼국유사; Korean pronunciation: [sʰam.ɡuk̚.ju.sa]) or Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms is a collection of legends, folktales and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, during and after the Three Kingdoms period.
All the Park clans in Korea trace their ancestry back to the first king of Silla, Bak Hyeokgeose. Another legacy was the kingdom that he established. The fact that he founded the Silla kingdom remained under high respects and great consideration by Gyeongju Gim (Kim) (김; 金) clan and Wolseong Seok (석; 昔) clan throughout Silla's history.