Korea (4) The three kingdoms

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 Around 400 BC different tribes came together in the north part of the peninsula and created the kingdom named “Choson”. Choson is a Chinese word that means “The land of the morning calm”
Around 200 years after this Choson was divided into three kingdoms.
It was Koguryo in the north, Silla in the southeast and Paeche in the southwest. China was influencing them all and because of this powerful influence it was hard to develop in its own way. Koguryo tried to break free from China and war broke out. They won against China in the year 313, but pretty soon China took over again. During these wars against Koguryo and China, Paeche had the possibility to strengthen just as Silla had.
Buddhism came from China to Koguryo in the year 372 and in the year 384 Buddhism came to Paeche. In order for Buddhism to reach the Kingdom of Silla it took almost 150 years more. In the year 528 Buddhism came to Silla and the three kingdoms now developed in to strong and powerful kingdoms. They competed about the space on this rather small peninsula and small conflicts were not rare between the kingdoms.
Silla was the kingdom that developed more rapidly, and big temples and pagodas were built all over the kingdom. Silla also developed good relations with China and with Chinese monks, while Koguryo more and more came in conflict with the Chinese Sui and Tang.
The Sui dynasty tried to destroy Koguryo at two different occasions, but the task was too difficult and Sui fell in the year of 618. Because Sui fell, the Tang dynasty got stronger in China but tang had the same interests in taking over Koguryo, Even Tang lost but was not totally erased and succeeded to established great contacts with Silla and they together attacked Paeche in order to from there invade Koguryo.. Paeche was no big deal for Tang and Silla and even Koguryu were forced to surrender. It all happened in the year 668. Tang wanted to alone take over the peninsula, but Silla realised that early on and could fight back ... Läs mer...

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