Unified Silla (668 – 935 AD) Korean History and Culture General Kim Yu-shin aided by Tang forces conquered Baekje in 660.Unification • King Munmu of Silla orded his armies to attack Baekje. • Attempt on Gogryeo in 661 was repelled • With internal political struggles between Gogryeo princes. Gogryeo grew weak and was coquered by the combined forces of the Tang and Silla in 667 • Lasted 267 years and fell to Goyeo in 935 during the reign of King Gyeongsun • Had a total of 57 kings . Unification…Something to note • Relationship with Tang China was both conflict and diplomatic • Economic exchange • Raw materials. Buddhism and Confucian . luxury fabrics • Cultural borrowing • Books. handcrafts. • Kings and queens came from Kim royal house • Maintained the core structure that existed during the “three kingdoms era” • “Chipsabu” highest administrative organ .Governance • Authoritarian throne and aristocracy • “Hallowed-bone” lineage ended in 17th century by King Muyol from the “true-bone” lineage. villages • Power concentrated at capital. kun.prefecture. and ch’on.county.Governance • Provincial and local government structures • Chu. kunt’aesu.province. Gyeongju . hyon.ch’onggwan (todok).yong. hyon. and ch’onvillage • Chu. exported to Japan üConfucianism üScholarly. medicine and military science vHyangga .Culture üBuddhism vImported from China. technology and mathematics vAstronomy. land tax • Aristocrats owned large .Economic life • Overseas trading with China • Raw materials. handcrafts. luxury fabrics • Land tax (sigup) –grain tax (chikchon) . th e m a i h a l o f l n l th e Te m p l o f C o n fu ci s i e u n Q u fu Silla Crown Seokguram sculpture Buddhism F in e A rts Bulguksa Temple .C o n fu ci n i a s m Culture D a ch e n g H a l . Hakamuni Pagod Aerial view of Bulguksa harahi sutra .woodblock printing Bronze Bell Sokkuram . Three Queens of Silla: Queen Seondeok üFirst queen of Silla Kingdom üReigned between 632 – 647 before the period of unification üRune at a time of turmoil between the other two kingdoms of Gogryeo and Baekjae üBuddhism and relations with Tang dynasty in China-built Punhwang-sa and Yongmyo-sa temples Hangul 선덕 여왕 English Seondeok Yeowang Hwangnyong .sa Cheomseongdae . 887897 • Spent a large part of her reign putting down rebellions • Last of the three queens • Was mostly known fr her immoral acts and corruption in the palace • .Three Queens of Korea • Queen Chindok • Queen Chinsong • Reigned between 647654 • Was the last “hallowedbone” ruler of the Silla dynasty • Aristocratic revolt against her rule led by Kin Yusin • Wrote a Chinese poem “The Song of a Peaceful Reign” (T’aep’yong song) • Adopted Chinese calendar • Encouraged educational • Ruled at a time of Silla decline. koreaaward.britannica.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_art#Unified_Silla_art http://www.com/watch?v=V2QCD-95fGQ&feature= .com/kor/culture/4547 http://en.References • • • • • • • Ki-baik Lee.youtube.com/watch?v=7vbPaPO1iBA&feature= http://www. A New History of Korea http://www.youtube.com/EBchecked/topic/614543/Unifie http://www.