Later Three Kingdoms

Not to be confused with Three Kingdoms, Three Kingdoms of Korea, Proto–Three Kingdoms period, or Three Kingdoms (disambiguation).

The Later Three Kingdoms period (Korean: 후삼국시대; c. 890s – 936 AD)^[1][2] of ancient Korea saw a partial revival of the old three kingdoms which had dominated the peninsula from the 1st century BC to the 7th century. After the Unified Silla kingdom had ruled Korea alone from 668, it slowly began to decline and the emerging power vacuum led to several rebellious states rising up and taking on the old historical names of Korea's ancient kingdoms. A messy period of alliances and in-fighting followed, but one state would once again establish a dominant position—Goryeo, itself named in homage to the earlier northern Goguryeo kingdom—and form a unified Korean state and a dynasty which would last almost 500 years.

Later Three Kingdoms
Korean name
Hangul	후삼국 시대
Hanja	後三國時代
RR	Husamguk sidae
MR	Husamguk sidae

Dates

The start and end dates of the Later Three Kingdoms are poorly defined and differ across sources. Key events used as starting dates include the first major rebellions against Unified Silla (889),^[3][4] the capture of Gwangju by Kyŏn Hwŏn and subsequent establishment of the Later Baekje state at Jeonju (892),^[5] and the proclamation of Later Baekje as a kingdom by Kyŏn Hwŏn (900).^[6] Two events mark the end of the Later Three Kingdoms: the surrender of Gyeongsun, the last Silla monarch, to Goryeo in 935 and the conquest of Later Baekje by Goryeo in 936.^[7][8]

See also

• List of monarchs of Korea
• Taejo of Goryeo
• Taejo Wang Geon (TV series)
• Tomb of King Wanggon
• Family tree of the Goryeo kings
• Silla monarchs family tree