Three Kingdoms of Korea
Pre-unification kingdoms (57 BC – 68 AD) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Three Kingdoms of Korea?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samguk (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of Korean history. During the Three Kingdoms period (Korean: 삼국시대; RR: Samgook Shidae),[lower-alpha 1] many states and statelets consolidated until, after Buyeo was annexed in 494 and Gaya was annexed in 562, only three remained on the Korean Peninsula: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The "Korean Three Kingdoms" contributed to what would become Korea; and the Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla peoples became the Korean people.[1]
Three Kingdoms of Korea | |
Korean name | |
---|---|
Hunminjeongeum | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Samguk-sidae |
McCune–Reischauer | Samguk-sidae |
Other name | |
Hunminjeongeum | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Samguk-sigi |
McCune–Reischauer | Samguk-sigi |
The three kingdoms occupied the entire peninsula and roughly half of Manchuria (modern-day Northeast China and small parts of the Russian Far East).[2] Goguryeo controlled the northern half of the peninsula, as well as Liaodong Peninsula and Manchuria. Baekje and Silla occupied the southern half of the peninsula. The island kingdoms of Tamna and Usan were subordinated to Baekje and Silla respectively.
All three kingdoms shared a similar culture and language. [citation needed] Baekje and Goguryeo shared founding myths which likely originated from Buyeo.[3] Buddhism, which arrived in Korea in 3rd century AD from India via Tibet and China, became the state religion of all constituents of the three kingdoms, starting with Goguryeo in 372 AD.[4] The Three Kingdoms of Korea all had a warrior aristocracy in contrast to the literary elite of China.[5]
The period ended in the 7th century, after Silla allied with Tang China and unified the peninsula for the first time in history. After the fall of Baekje and Goguryeo, the Tang dynasty established a short-lived military government to administer parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla was joined by Goguryeo and Baekje loyalists and fought the Tang for hegemony over the Korean Peninsula.[6] Silla was eventually divided into the Later Three Kingdoms and ultimately annexed by the new Goguryeo revivalist state of Goryeo.