Writer: Chhavi Sharma (Surat, Gujarat, India) Editor: Arpita Jena ( Baripada, Odisha, India) Just as the topic says, the three Kingdoms are an acronym for the three kingdoms (57 BC—668 AD), namely Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, which were formed by controlling the peninsula and Manchuria until the consolidation of Silla in 676 AD. In 698,…
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Unification of 3 Kingdoms Under Silla
Writer: Khushi Vaid (Delhi, India) Editor: Tahoora Charfare (Fahaheel, Kuwait) Unified Silla The Unified Silla Kingdom (668–935) was the first dynasty to rule the entire Korean peninsula. Silla used the assistance of the Chinese T’ang Dynasty to finally defeat its rivals and form a unified Korean state after centuries of battles with the other states…
A Sneak Peek into Sageuk (Historical K-Dramas)
Haarini Angappan Balasubramaniam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu The historical genre of films and dramas in Korea is usually known as Sageuk. The word ‘Sageuk’ contains two characters Sa and Geuk. Sa means history and Geuk means theatre play. The Korean television industry produces a variety of historical dramas varying from Goguryeo in the 1st century to…