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Unified Silla Kingdom

Type Object Region Korean Peninsula Time 668–700

Unified Silla (668–935) was established after Silla allied with Tang to destroy Baekje and Goguryeo, becoming the first unified polity in Korean hist…

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  1. 668Geumseong (Gyeongju) · North Gyeongsang ProvinceSilla's King Munmu destroyed Goguryeo with Tang assistance, having already destroyed Baekje; the Three Kingdoms of the Korean Peninsula were unified, the Unified Silla polity was proclaimed, and the capital remained at Geumseong.
  2. 670–676Southern Korean Peninsula · South KoreaWar broke out between Silla and Tang; in 676 Silla expelled Tang forces from the peninsula, establishing a unified state with its territory south of the Taedong River and beginning to integrate the former lands of Baekje and Goguryeo.
  3. c. 680–700Geumseong (Gyeongju) · North Gyeongsang ProvinceFrom King Sinmun to King Seongdeok, Silla modeled Tang institutions by establishing central organs such as the Department of State Affairs, implemented the Nine Provinces and Five Lesser Capitals local system, and reorganized household registration and taxation, gradually stabilizing the unified polity's structure.

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