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*''Dates: 57 BCE - [[935]] CE''
*''Capital: [[Gyeongju]]''
*''Korean/Japanese'': 신라 (新羅) ''(Silla / Shiragi)''
Silla was one of [[Three Kingdoms (Korea)|three kingdoms]] which ruled the Korean peninsula from c. 57 BCE until [[668]], when Silla unified the peninsula under its rule, continuing to rule Korea until [[935]].
The rulers of Silla officially recognized [[Buddhism]] in [[528]], and adopted it as the state religion in [[572]].<ref>Gallery labels, Arts of Korea, LACMA.</ref> Some of Korea's greatest Buddhist monuments were then built by Silla, including the [[Seokguram]] grottoes, completed in the second half of the 8th century.<ref>Gallery labels, "Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom," Metropolitan Museum, Dec 2013. </ref>
The sixth and seventh centuries saw a number of conflicts in the region. In [[532]], Silla allied with the neighboring kingdom of [[Paekche]] to attack the [[Gaya Confederacy]]. Some years later, also in the mid-6th century, Silla allied with the [[Iwai (kingdom)|Iwai Kingdom]] of northern Kyushu, against the [[Yamato state]], which had the aid of Gaya. Silla conquered Gaya by [[562]].
By the 660s, Silla was on its way to conquering the entire peninsula. Paekche sought and received the aid of the Yamato state in opposing Silla's advances; they were defeated, however, by allied Silla + [[Tang Dynasty]] Chinese forces, most notably in the [[663]] [[battle of Hakusukinoe]], and by [[668]] the Korean peninsula was united under Silla's rule.
Yamato sent regular missions to Silla until [[799]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Historical Periods]]
*''Capital: [[Gyeongju]]''
*''Korean/Japanese'': 신라 (新羅) ''(Silla / Shiragi)''
Silla was one of [[Three Kingdoms (Korea)|three kingdoms]] which ruled the Korean peninsula from c. 57 BCE until [[668]], when Silla unified the peninsula under its rule, continuing to rule Korea until [[935]].
The rulers of Silla officially recognized [[Buddhism]] in [[528]], and adopted it as the state religion in [[572]].<ref>Gallery labels, Arts of Korea, LACMA.</ref> Some of Korea's greatest Buddhist monuments were then built by Silla, including the [[Seokguram]] grottoes, completed in the second half of the 8th century.<ref>Gallery labels, "Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom," Metropolitan Museum, Dec 2013. </ref>
The sixth and seventh centuries saw a number of conflicts in the region. In [[532]], Silla allied with the neighboring kingdom of [[Paekche]] to attack the [[Gaya Confederacy]]. Some years later, also in the mid-6th century, Silla allied with the [[Iwai (kingdom)|Iwai Kingdom]] of northern Kyushu, against the [[Yamato state]], which had the aid of Gaya. Silla conquered Gaya by [[562]].
By the 660s, Silla was on its way to conquering the entire peninsula. Paekche sought and received the aid of the Yamato state in opposing Silla's advances; they were defeated, however, by allied Silla + [[Tang Dynasty]] Chinese forces, most notably in the [[663]] [[battle of Hakusukinoe]], and by [[668]] the Korean peninsula was united under Silla's rule.
Yamato sent regular missions to Silla until [[799]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Historical Periods]]