Silla

For other uses, see Silla (disambiguation).

Sillas 신라s (新羅)
57 BC – 935 AD
Royal seal
Pre-Later Silla at its height in 576
Capital	Gyeongju (Geumseong, then Seorabeol)
Common languages	Sillan language (Old Korean)
Religion	Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism (Sindo)
Government	Monarchy
King
• 57 BCE – 4	Hyeokgeose (first)
• 540–576	Jinheung
• 654–661	Muyeol
• 661–681	Munmu
• 681–692	Sinmun
• 927–935	Gyeongsun (last)
History
• Establishment	57 BC
• Introduction of Buddhism	530
• Campaigns of King Jinheung	551–585
• Later Silla	668–935
• Handover to the Goryeo	935 AD
Population
• 7th century	894,680
• 8th century	2,000,000
Preceded by Succeeded by Jinhan confederacy Gojoseon Goryeo
Today part of	South Korea North Korea

Silla
Hunminjeongeum	신라
Hanja	新羅
Revised Romanization	Silla
McCune–Reischauer	Silla

Sillsa (57 BC – 935 AD) (Template:Korean Template:IPA-ko) was a kingdom located in southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of Korea. After successfully uniting the three kingdoms of Korea, the nation became known as Sillas.