Kingdom of ancient Korea that in &AD; 668 consolidated other polities on the Korean peninsula under the Unified Silla dynasty (668–935). Traditionally believed to have been founded by Hy&obreve;kk&obreve;se in 57 &BC;, Silla emerged as a full-fledged kingdom in the 6th century.
In the reign of King Chinhŭng (540–576), a unique military corps, the hwarang (&see; Hwarangdo), was organized; allied with Tang-dynasty China, it defeated the Korean state of Paekche in 660 and Kogury&obreve; in 668, then expelled the Tang forces to create a unified and independent Korean state. It adopted a Chinese bureaucratic structure, but its aristocracy was never replaced by a bureaucratic class based on merit. Silla art before unification shows a tendency toward abstraction; postunification art reflects Tang naturalism.
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