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Map of East Asia AD 927 |
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Korea of the early tenth century was a place of turmoil and rapid change. With Silla gradually decaying from the late ninth century onwards, in 892 the creation of the breakaway kingdom of Hubaekje fractured it permanently. In 901 Silla lost the vast central Korean peninsula area to another breakaway kingdom, Hugoguryeo. This quickly transitioned to become Majin, Taebong, and then Goryeo, before conquering Silla itself in 935. To the north the Koguryo successor state of Barhae (or Balhae) fell suddenly to a massive Khitan attack following the formation of the Liao dynasty of Khitans. Khitan mismanagement and internal feuding, though, meant that eastern Barhae was left unsecured or sufficiently repressed. In 927 a number of the remaining members of Barhae's royalty, military, and general populace founded the independent successor enclave of Later Barhae out of the core of those eastern territories. A clickable version of this map is available for desktop displays. To select a kingdom, state, or tribe for further information, click on its name.
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