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Silla, Kingdom of
Silla (57 BCE – 935 CE) is one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in Asian history.
Although it is founded by King Park Hyeokgeose, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park, the dynasty is to see the Gyeongju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history.
Beginning as a chiefdom in the Samhan confederacies, once allied with China, Silla eventually conquers the other two kingdoms, Baekje in 660 and Goguryeo in 668.
Thereafter, Unified Silla or Later Silla, as it is often referred to, occupies most of the Korean Peninsula, while the northern part re-emerges as Balhae, a successor-state of Goguryeo.
After nearly 1000 years of rule, Silla fragments into the brief Later Three Kingdoms, handing over power to its successor dynasty Goryeo in 935.
Member Cities
- Gyeongju > Kyongju Kyongsang-bukto Korea, South Capital
- Chang'an > Xi'an Shaanxi (Shensi) China Location
- Cheongju > Ch'ongju Ch'ungch'ong-bukto Korea, South Location
- Dalianhe Liaoning China Location
- Gungnae City North Korea Location
- Haman Kyongsang-bukto Korea, South Location
- Ji'an Jilin (Kirin) China Location
- Kyongju Kyongsang-bukto Korea, South Location
- Osaka Osaka Japan Location
- P'yonggang Kangwon-do Korea, North Location
- P'yongyang > Pyongyang P'yongyang-si Korea, North Location
- Seoul > Soul Soul-t'ukpyolsi Korea, South Location
- Takada > Yamato-Takada Nara Japan Location
- Ulleungdo Island Gyeongsang South Korea Location