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Author Nelson, Sarah Milledge

Title Gyeongju : the Capital of Golden Silla
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (165 pages)
Series Cities of the Ancient World
Cities of the ancient world.
Contents Gyeongju: The Capital of Golden Silla- Front Cover; Gyeongju: The Capital of Golden Silla; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of maps; Preface and acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The ancient city of Gyeongju; Environment of Gyeongju; A brief history; The Samhan period; The Three Kingdoms period in the Korean peninsula; Buddhist Silla; Silla unites Korea; Gyeongju in world history; Contents of the book; New perspectives on Gyeongju; Chapter 2: Saro/Silla and the historical record; Overview of the Samhan period; The written record; Documents
Concepts of spirits and the otherworldWho were the settlers in Gyeongju?; Korean histories; Spoken languages; Gyeongju history; The six villages of the confederacy of Saro; Geography and buildings; Leadership; The Mounded Tomb period; Conquests; Consolidation of conquests; The Buddhist period; Unified Silla; When did Silla become a state?; Chapter 3: Gyeongju archaeology; Archaeological sites; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Production: ceramics, bronze, iron, and gold; Ceramics; Gyeongju cottage industries; Bronze; Iron mines and iron working; Gold; The gold crowns of Silla
Gold across the Eurasian SteppesGold crowns in Central Asia; Chapter 5: Silk roads and trade routes; The bead trade; Korean beads; Studies of glass composition; Beads in Japan; Local bead manufacture; Imports to Gyeongju from Lelang and Han China; Glass vessels; Metal artifacts; Artifacts of precious metals; Perishable luxury goods; Silla's side of the trade; Chapter 6: Ranking and sumptuary rules; The sumptuary rules; Beginnings of the bone ranks; Restrictions of clothing; Horses; Houses; A statistical study of the royal tombs; The streets of Gyeongju; Chapter 7: Rulership in Silla
Ruling queens of SillaAssigning sex to the burials; Kinship and kingship in Silla; Women rulers among the non-Chinese peoples of East Asia, relatives of Silla; Attitudes toward women in China; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Religions in Gyeongju; Animism; Shamanism; Shamanism in the Steppes and forests; Buddhism; Buddhist monuments in Gyeongju; Chapter 9: Gyeongju and Japan; Artifacts; Other elite Koreans in Japan; Shamans and gogok; Gold and crowns in Central Asia; Myths and folktales; Shrines; Powerful women; Conclusion; Chapter 10: Gyeongju in an East Asian perspective: a summary
Identities and ethnicitiesGyeongju's connections to Manchuria and the Steppes; Tungusic peoples; Why Gyeongju should never have succeeded; Silla becomes a regional power; Archaeology of Manchuria; Beginnings of tripolar Asia; Who were the Gyeongju rulers?; Xiongnu vs. Xianbei in Manchuria; Buddhism; Women rulers; New histories of East Asia; Multiple ethnicities in Korea?; The Kim kings and queens of Gyeongju; References; Index
Summary "Gyeongju was the capital of the Kingdom of Silla in Korea from the fourth century to the tenth century, growing from a loose confederation of villages to become the capital of most of the Korean peninsula. In this volume, the history of this fascinating city, rich in archaeological discoveries, is charted from its earliest periods through its zenith as capital of a brilliant golden era, to Silla's eventual unification of the whole Korean peninsula. Gyeongju is crucial reading for anyone interested in the city, the kingdom of Silla, the history and archaeology of Korea, and early urbanism and state formation in East Asia"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject City and town life -- Korea (South) -- Kyŏngju-si -- History -- To 1500
Antiquities
City and town life
Manners and customs
Politics and government
SUBJECT Kyŏngju-si (Korea) -- History
Kyŏngju-si (Korea) -- Antiquities
Kyŏngju-si (Korea) -- Social life and customs
Kyŏngju-si (Korea) -- Politics and government
Silla (Kingdom) -- History
Korea -- History -- To 935. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85073027
Subject Asia -- Silla (Kingdom)
Korea
Korea (South) -- Kyŏngju-si
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317237921
1317237927