KOREA 50 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kojiki, World Heritage Site, Centrality
Document Summary
668-918(935): unified silla (a. k. a later silla) ( ) Silla and 3 kingdom period (silla capital: gyeongju) East asia in the 4th century: no absolute power in east asia. Key figures: hwara(cid:374)g: (cid:862)flower (cid:455)outh(cid:863) (cid:272)orps, queen seondeok: developed state sponsorship of buddhist establishment, kim yusin (gim yusin) Military leader of silla army; unification war. Vanquished goguryeo with tang; later led resistance against tang. Jang bogo: trader & merchant: choe chiwon: passes civil exam in tang; later became official in silla, wonhyo. Witnessed both rise of silla and its unification; represents golden age of silla kingdom synthesis of buddhist teachings into a more comprehensive form. Vairasamadhi; adamantine absorption rise of silla kingdom: 57bce: traditional/mythical founding date conquests begin in 6th century. Partly caused silla"s fall relationship as conqueror vs conquered. The land of gold : what other people call silla, most powerful kingdom of the 3, golden crowns in trading.
