East Asia · Sui, Tang and the khaganates
Unified Silla
668–935
Unified Silla (668–935) resulted from Silla's defeat of Baekje and Goguryeo (with Tang) and its subsequent expulsion of the Tang from the peninsula. From Gyeongju it ruled most of Korea in a golden age of Buddhist art and culture (Bulguksa, Seokguram, the great bronze bells).
- Existed
- 668–935
- Shown on the map
- AD 682–935
- Peak area
- 151k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Unified Silla (668–935) resulted from Silla's defeat of Baekje and Goguryeo (with Tang) and its subsequent expulsion of the Tang from the peninsula. From Gyeongju it ruled most of Korea in a golden age of Buddhist art and culture (Bulguksa, Seokguram, the great bronze bells). Decline set in during the late 9th century amid aristocratic strife and peasant revolts, spawning the Later Three Kingdoms; the last king Gyeongsun surrendered to Goryeo in 935.
Common questions
- What was Unified Silla?
- Unified Silla (668–935) resulted from Silla's defeat of Baekje and Goguryeo (with Tang) and its subsequent expulsion of the Tang from the peninsula. From Gyeongju it ruled most of Korea in a golden age of Buddhist art and culture (Bulguksa, Seokguram, the great bronze bells).
- When did Unified Silla exist?
- Unified Silla existed 668–935. On this map it is drawn AD 682–935.
- How large was Unified Silla?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Unified Silla covered about 151,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Later Silla en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_Silla
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