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	681-91. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Parhae was on tense terms with the Tang to the west and with Silla to the south.
		In 733 Silla and the Tang allied against Parhae, which sought ties with the Tujue to the north and with Japan.
		Unified Silla traded extensively with both Tang China and Japan.
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		The name "Unified Silla" is a term that likely dates from after the division of Korea in 1945, and to some degree reflects modern-day political longings.
		Unified Silla lasted for 267 years until, under King Gyeongsun, it fell to Goryeo in 935.
		Unified Silla conducted a census of all towns' size and population, as well as horses, cows and special products and recorded the data in Minjeongmunseo(ë¯¼ì •ë¬¸ì).
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	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Silla
		Silla was also referred to as Gyerim, literally âchicken forestâ, a name that has its origins in the forest near the Silla capital where by legend the stateâs founder was hatched from an egg.
		Silla absorbed the Gaya confederacy during the Gaya - Silla Wars, annexing Geumgwan Gaya in 532 and conquering Daegaya in 562, thereby expanding its borders to the Nakdong River basin.
		Silla's middle period is characterized by the rising power of the monarchy at the expense of the jingol nobility.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Silla (2178 words)

	Korean Architecture: Gyeongju (Kyongju)
		Silla was but one of three states jockeying for preeminence on the Korean peninsula.
		It is said that at the peak of Silla prosperity in the late 8th century, Gyeongju had over a million residents and not a single thatched roof.
		Gyeongju remained the capital of Unified Silla until the kingdom's fall in 938 AD.
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	Unified Silla Summary
		Unified Silla (668–935) is the name often applied to the kingdom of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, after 668, when it conquered Baekje and Goguryeo to unify most of the Korean peninsula.
		The name "Unified Silla" is a term that likely dates from after the division of Korea in 1945, and to some degree reflects modern-day political longings.
		Unified Silla lasted for 267 years until, under King Gyeongsun, it fell to Goryeo in 935.
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	Korea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		After the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla in 676, Korea was ruled by a single government and maintained political and cultural independence, despite the Mongol invasions of the Goryeo Dynasty in the 13th century and Japanese invasions of the Joseon Dynasty in the 16th century.
		Silla emerged as a sea power and battled Japanese pirates, especially during the Unified Silla period.
		After Silla's unification, former Goguryeo general Dae Joyeong led a group of Koreans to the Jilin area in Manchuria and founded Balhae (698 AD - 926 AD) as the successor to Goguryeo.
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	Wikipedia: Korea
		In the period 57 BC to AD 668, the Three Kingdoms of Silla (or Shilla), Goguryeo, and Baekje existed, as well as the minor confederacy of chiefdoms called Gaya (which was eventually conquered by Silla in 562).
		The kingdom of Goryeo was founded in 918 and replaced Silla as the dominant power in Korea in the years 935-936.
		At the Cairo Conference on 1 December 1945, it was agreed that Korea would be free "in due course as one unified country;" at a later meeting in Yalta in February 1945, it was agreed to establish a four-power trusteeship over Korea.
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	Korea
		In 660 Silla allied with China (Tang Dynasty) and overthrew Baekjae and Goguryeo by 668.
		During the Unified Silla Kingdom period (681 to 935) Buddhism expanded, and culture developed substantially.
		Initial hopes for a unified, independent Korea quickly evaporated as the politics of the Cold War and domestic opposition to the trusteeship plan resulted in the 1948 establishment of two separate nations with diametrically opposed political, economic, and social systems.
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	History of Korea: Unified Silla
		Silla (57 B.C.-A.D. 935), reached peak of power and prosperity in the middle of the eighth century.
		Idu, a new transcription system of Korean words by the use of Chinese characters, was invented by Silla scholars of the mid-upper class next to the upper-royal nobility, or Jingol (true bone).
		Thus Silla in the ninth century was shaken by intra-clan conflict both around the throne and in district administration.
	www.koreaaward.com /korea/history_UnifiedSilla.htm (593 words)

	Korea - MSN Encarta
		Silla, the winner of the unification wars in the 7th century ad but the last Korean kingdom to develop, needed to prove its legitimacy by claiming the most ancient roots.
		By 668 Silla, in alliance with the Chinese Tang (T’ang) dynasty, had conquered first Paekche and then Koguryŏ, creating the first unified Korean state, Unified Silla, and ending what is known as the Three Kingdoms period.
		During the 9th century Silla’s monarchy and governing institutions declined, and regional leaders gained strength at the expense of the central government.
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	Korea - MSN Encarta
		By 668, Silla, in alliance with the Chinese Tang dynasty, had defeated Koguryo and Paekche and established the first unified Korean state (see Unified Silla Dynasty).
		Buddhism, which had appeared in the peninsula during the 4th century and had grown to a powerful force by the 6th, inspired much of Silla's intellectual and artistic life; Chinese culture, written language, and political institutions were also extremely influential.
		Silla's native culture, however, was the principal vehicle of Korean development in this period.
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	Unified Silla
		Both Parhae and Silla established peaceful diplomatic relations with the Tang dynasty and began to assimilate Tang institutions and culture, a major factor in the later blossoming of their native cultures.
		Silla exports to China included finely crafted weapons decorated with gold and silver and elaborately engraved with hunting falcons and hawks, gold and silver arrowheads and arrow cases, and silver needle cases with decorative engravings.
		During the late ninth century, Silla became a virtual miniature replica of the Tang Dynasty.
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	history of korea : IXS
		Silla: Silla originated in the southeastern part of the Korean peninsula.
		The Unified Silla Kingdom saw the promotion of culture and arts, and the popularity of Buddhism reached its peak during this period.
		The contention for supremacy among the noble classes resulted in the decline of the Unified Silla.It was annexed by Goryeo in 935.
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	Baekje information - Search.com
		It was defeated by an alliance of Silla and the Tang Dynasty in 660, becoming a part of Unified Silla.
		In the 7th century, with the growing influence of Silla in the southern and central Korean peninsula, Baekje began to lose influence.
		Baekje was briefly revived in the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea period, as Unified Silla collapsed.
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		After the unification of the Three Kingdoms by Silla in 676, Korea was ruled by a single government and maintained political and cultural independence until the nineteenth century, despite the Mongol invasions of the Goryeo Dynasty in the 13th century and Japanese invasions of the Joseon Dynasty in the 16th century.
		Although later records claim Silla, in the southeast, was the oldest of the three kingdoms, it is now believed to have been the last kingdom to develop.
		Unified Silla fell apart in the late 9th century, giving way to the tumultuous Later Three Kingdoms period (892-935).
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	Silla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The direct descendant of the word "Seora-beol," the name of the Silla capital, can be seen in the Late Middle Korean form Syeobeul (셔블) meaning "royal capital city," which soon changed into Syeowul (셔울), and finally resulted in Seoul (서울) in the Modern Korean language.
		Cheomsongdae is one of the oldest surviving observatories in East Asia
		It was built during the reign of Queen Seondeok (623-647).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silla (2198 words)

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		Silla was one of the ancient states of Korea, centered round Gyeongju in the southeast part of the Korean Peninsula.
		As Silla unified the three states, this epoch came to be known as the Unified Silla (676 � 935 A.D.), which coincided with the Northern & Southern Kingdom Period with Balhae in the northern area of the Peninsula.
		The Wolseong area includes: Wolseong itself where Silla palace once stood Gyerim where Kim Al-ji, the founder of the Silla Kim Dynasty, was born the Imhaejeonji, built during the Unified Silla era and the Cheomseongdae, the oldest astronomical observatory in the Orient.
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	unified - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Unified Silla Dynasty (668-935), latter part of the Silla dynasty in Korea, after Silla, in alliance with Tang dynasty China, had defeated the two...
		Unified Field Theory, a physical theory that proposes to unify the four known interactions, or forces, by a simple set of general laws.
		The unification of Korea under a powerful Silla monarch stimulated continued artistic growth within the native styles.
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	KOREA AND THE KOREAN PEOPLE
		When Silla unified the Three Kingdoms in 668, Buddhism enjoyed continued prosperity and was a prominent aspect of both religious life and artistic aeativity of the period.
		Silla's indigenous local tradition continued to provide an important aesthetic base, and to this foundation were added artistic traditions inherited from the deposed kingdoms of Paekche and Koguryo.
		Buddhist images during the Unified Silla period were made with great refinement Forms were full and rounded, the proportions of the body were harmonious, and an interest in realistic modelling became prominent.
	www.indiana.edu /~easc/resources/korea_slides/buddhist_sculpture/6-1.htm (1484 words)

	Korean Literature
		A national academy was established shortly after the founding of the Unified Silla dynasty (668-935); and, from the institution of civil-service examinations in the mid-10th century until their abolition in 1894, every educated Korean had read the Confucian Classics and Chinese histories and literature.
		In contrast to that of Koguryo, the literature of Paekche and Silla tended to be lyrical, perhaps because of the milder climate and easier life in the south.
		Silla led the other two kingdoms both politically (as proved by its subsequent unification of Korea) and artistically, in spite of the fact that it was farthest removed from contact with Chinese culture.
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	Korea and Martial Arts - History
		Sandwiched between Silla and Pachke in the central region of the southern coast were the Kaya federation of semi-independent city states.
		Predominantly the sons of the Silla elite, they were instructed in martial arts, warfare and strategy, social responsibility and grace, moral conduct and ethics.
		During the 800s the Unified Silla kingdom began to fragment due to corruption and weak leadership.
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	Cultural Spotlight: Traditional Korean Alcohol
		Silla was the third of the Three Kingdoms, dominating in the southwest region and eventually unifying the peninsula in the 7th century.
		Silla was a younger state and was at first less developed than Goguryeo and Baekje.
		By the time Silla had unified the three kingdoms, the method of distillation had been developed and drinking became popular among the upper classes at this time.
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		The Silla kingdom was in the south east and the Paekche was in between.
		The capital of the Silla kingdom was Kyongju.
		Since Silla was the strongest of the three, they assumed the name Unified Silla.
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	Object of the Month - Korean Pedestal Bowl
		According to legend, the kingdom of Silla was founded in the year 57 BC in the Chinhan area in southeast Korea.
		Fifth and sixth century Silla burial items of high quality were recovered from the burial chambers in great quantity, including as well fine gold and jade objects worn by the deceased.
		The characteristic pottery of Silla and Kaya (a small federation of five principalities) is a high-fired gray stoneware.
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	Korean Buddhism
		The Silla is characterized by Buddhist historians as having two distinct periods which closely correspond to the political fortunes of the dynasty.
		The structure of Korean Buddhism of the late Silla and early Goryeo is officially termed as "five doctrinal schools and nine mountain (Seon) schools (ogyo gusan 五教九山)." 19 But the status of this nomenclature would begin to change during the Goryeo, and would, in the Joseon, be eventually eliminated.
		These continued into the Goryeo, renamed as follows: the Gyeyul school of the Silla was known in the Goryeo as Namsang jong (南山宗): the Yeolban school was termed Siheung jong (始興宗),21 the Beopseong was termed Chungdo jong (中道宗); the Beopsang as Jaeun jong (慈恩宗) and the Weonyung as Hwaeom jong (華嚴宗).
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	History - Balhae & Unified Silla
		By the mid-sixth century, the Silla Kingdom had brought under its control all of the neighboring Gaya Kingdoms, a group of fortified town-states that had developed in the southeastern region of the peninsula from the mid-first century to the mid-sixth century.
		Bulguksa temple was constructed during the Unified Silla period.
		In 935, the king of Silla formally surrendered to the court of the newly founded Goryeo Dynasty.
	www.opm.go.kr /warp/en/korea/history/balhae.html (318 words)

	XI
		This section covers that period traditionally termed Unified Silla (to differentiate it from the Silla kingdom before it had overcome Paekche and Koguryô to unify the peninsula), as well as the later Three Kingdoms period (hu samguk sidae) - all total the 268 years from 668 to 936.
		Unified Silla has enjoyed a relatively wide popularity among Western scholars, of particular interest has been the study of the Buddhism of the period, a time when a much more serious and sophisticated examination of its doctrine was taken up by such preeminent religious figures as the monks Wônhyo (617-686) and Ûisang (625-702).
		Assimilation of Buddhism in Korea, Religious Maturity and Innovation in the Silla Dynasty.
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		Balhae and Unified Silla By the mid-sixth century, the Silla Kingdom had brought under its control all of the neighboring Gaya Kingdoms, a group of fortified town-states that had developed in the southeastern region of the peninsula from the mid-first century to the mid-sixth century.
		Silla also effected a military alliance with Tang China to subjugate the Goguryeo and Baekje Kingdoms.
		Silla unified the Korean Peninsula in 668 and saw the zenith of their power and prosperity in the mid-eighth century.
	www.hellopageskorea.com /insight/history/insight_history_balhae_body.htm (318 words)

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