Silla–Tang alliance

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The Silla–Tang alliance was a 7th-century military and political partnership between the Korean kingdom of Silla and China’s Tang dynasty that played a decisive role in conquering rival Korean states and reshaping the Korean peninsula’s political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military alliance
countryOfOrigin Silla
Tang dynasty
hasAftermath Silla–Tang War
consolidation of Unified Silla
eventual withdrawal of Tang forces from much of the Korean Peninsula
hasBattle Battle of Baekgang
Battle of Hwangsanbeol
Siege of Pyongyang (668)
hasCause Silla’s need for a powerful ally against Baekje and Goguryeo
Tang dynasty’s interest in expanding influence in Korea
power struggle among the Three Kingdoms of Korea
hasCulturalImpact increased transmission of Chinese culture to Silla
spread of Tang legal and administrative models to Silla
hasDiplomaticForm military treaty
tributary relationship
hasEffect Silla–Tang conflict over control of the Korean Peninsula
Silla’s unification of most of the Korean Peninsula
establishment of Tang protectorates in former Goguryeo and Baekje territories
fall of Baekje
fall of Goguryeo
linked to: Defeat of Goguryeo

long-term cultural and diplomatic ties between Silla and Tang China
hasEndTime late 7th century
hasKeyEvent conquest of Baekje in 660
conquest of Goguryeo in 668
joint Silla–Tang campaigns against Baekje
joint Silla–Tang campaigns against Goguryeo
hasKeyFigure Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Taizong of Tang
General Kim Yu-sin
linked to: Kim Yu-sin

General Su Dingfang
King Munmu of Silla
linked to: King Munmu

King Muyeol of Silla
Queen Seondeok of Silla
linked to: Queen Seondeok
hasLocation East Asia
Korean Peninsula
hasParticipant Silla
Tang dynasty
hasPurpose conquest of Baekje
conquest of Goguryeo
linked to: Defeat of Goguryeo

unification of most of the Korean Peninsula under Silla
hasReligionContext Buddhism
hasStartTime 7th century
circa 640s
opposedBy Baekje
Goguryeo
Yamato Japan at the Battle of Baekgang
timePeriod Three Kingdoms of Korea era

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Goguryeo dissolvedBy Silla–Tang alliance
Sabi conqueredBy Silla–Tang alliance
Battle of Hwangsanbeol precededBy Tang–Silla alliance against Baekje
linked to: Silla–Tang alliance
Battle of Hwangsanbeol combatantSide Silla–Tang alliance