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Silla Silla, a kingdom of ancient Korea, 576 ce.

Silla

ancient kingdom, Korea
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57 BCE - 668
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Chajang Yulsa
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Korea

Silla, one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea and the one that in 668 unified Korea under the Unified Silla dynasty (668–935). Silla is traditionally believed to have been founded by Hyeokgeose in 57 bce. By the 2nd century ce, a distinct confederation of local tribes was definitely in existence in the southeastern portion of the Korean peninsula. With the establishment of the hereditary monarchy of the Kim family during the reign of King Naemul (356–402), the promulgation of state laws and decrees, and the annexation of the eastern half of the Gaya state on the eastern tip of ...(100 of 325 words)

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