Silla
kingdom on the Korean Peninsula (c.57 BCE-935 CE)
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Summary
Silla is a historical country[1]. Silla ranks in the top 7% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,602 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Buddhism[3]
- Country: Silla[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Instance of: realm[6]
- Capital: Gyeongju[7]
- Official language: Sillan[8], Classical Chinese[9], Old Korean[10]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[11]
- Part of: Three Kingdoms of Korea[12], Later Three Kingdoms[13]
- Commons category: Silla Kingdom[14]
- Inception: 57 BC[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 892[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Silla[17]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:period=silla[18]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19], Book of Liang[20], History of Southern Dynasties[21], History of Northern Dynasties[22], Book of Sui[23], Old Book of Tang[24], New Book of Tang[25], Old History of the Five Dynasties[26], New History of the Five Dynasties[27], Samguk sagi[28]
- Replaces: Byeonhan confederacy[29], Later Silla[30], Jinhan confederacy[31], Geumgwan Gaya[32], Goryeong Gaya[33]
- Replaced by: Later Three Kingdoms[34], Later Silla[35]
- Native label: 신라[36], 사로[37], 사라[38], 서나[39], 서나벌[40], 서야[41], 서야벌[42], 서라[43], 서라벌[44], 서벌[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:Silla people[46]
- Owner of: 신라의 관등[47]
- Different from: Silla[48]
- Area: 146,000 km²[49]
- Official religion: Mahāyāna[50]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: South Korea[51], North Korea[52]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Silla include Three Kingdoms of Korea[53], a historical period[54] and Silla University[55], a private university[56], in South Korea[57].
Why It Matters
Silla has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Silla is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Silla include Three Kingdoms of Korea[53], a historical period[54] and Silla University[55], a private university[56], in South Korea[57].