The Unified Silla Kingdom (668- 935 CE) was the first dynasty to rule over the whole of the Korean peninsula. After centuries of battles with the other states of the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE - 668 CE) Silla benefitted from the help of the Chinese Tang Dynasty to finally defeat its rivals and form a unified Korean state. In the following century, the kingdom would flourish and produce some of the finest art and architecture yet seen in ancient Korea. In the 10th century CE Silla fell to the resurgent northern kingdom, now known as Goryeo, which would rule until 1392 CE.
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57 BCE - 918 CEThe Silla Kingdom rules in Korea, first as one of the Three Kingdoms and then alone from 668 CE.
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668 CE - 935 CEUnified Silla Kingdom in Korea.
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676 CEA Silla army defeats a Tang force at the battle of Kibolpo, thus gaining control of the whole Korean peninsula.
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682 CEA National Confucian Academy is established in the Unified Silla Kingdom.
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698 CE - 926 CEThe Balhae kingdom rules in Manchuria and northern Korea.
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751 CEThe Seokgatap stone pagoda is built at the Bulguksa temple, Gyeongju, Korea.
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751 CEThe Dabotap stone pagoda is built at the Bulguksa temple, Gyeongju, Korea.
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751 CE - 774 CEThe Buddhist cave temple at Seokguram (Sokkuram) east of Gyeongju, Korea is built.
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751 CE - 790 CEThe Buddhist Bulguksa temple complex is built east of Gyeongju, Korea.
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771 CEThe large bronze bell at the Buddhist shrine at Bongdeoksa, Korea, also known as the Emille Bell, is cast.
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788 CEAn examination for state administrators based on Confucianism is introduced in the Unified Silla Kingdom.
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828 CEJang Bogo establishes a garrison at Cheonghae, the Cheonghaejin fortress is constructed.
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839 CEJang Bogo supports Gim Ujing in taking the throne of the Unified Silla kingdom.
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846 CEJang Bogo is assassinated in a Silla aristocratic conspiracy.
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885 CEChoe Chiwon returns to Silla from China where he is appointed Vice-minister of War.
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927 CERebel leader Gyeon Hwon attacks Gyeongju, capital of the Unified Silla Kingdom.
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935 CEThe last Silla king, Gyeongsun, surrenders to Wang Geon ruler of Goryeo.
