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The concept of the Three Kingdoms of Korea () refers to the three kingdoms of Baekje (百濟), Silla (新羅) and Goguryeo (高句麗). The kingdom of Goguryeo is different from the Korean dynasty Goryeo (高麗, 928–1392 AD). The Three Kingdoms period was defined as being from 57 BC to 668 AD (but there existed about 78 tribal states in the southern region of Korean peninsula and relatively big states like Okjeo, Buyeo, and Dongye in its northern part and Manchuria). The three kingdoms occupied parts of Manchuria, in present-day China and Russia, and the Korean Peninsula. Baekje and Silla only dominated southern part of the peninsula whereas Goguryeo controlled the Liaodong Peninsula, Manchuria and the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. In the 7th century, allied with China under Tang dynasty, Silla unified the Korean Peninsula for the first time in Korean history, forming a Korean national identity for the first time.〔According to historians, people in the three kingdoms did not share any ethnic identity even though they communicated with each other in their own languages without difficulty and Baekje and Goguryeo shared their founding myths, which originated in Buyeo〕 After the fall of Baekje and Goguryeo, the Tang dynasty established a short-lived military government in the Korean Peninsula. As a result of the Silla–Tang Wars (≈670–676), Silla forces expelled the Protectorate armies from the peninsula in 676.〔The following period is known as the Unified Silla or Later Silla (668–935)〕 On the other hand, Dae Joyeong, a former Goguryeo general, founded Balhae in the former territory of Goguryeo. The predecessor period, before the development of the full-fledged kingdoms, is sometimes called Proto–Three Kingdoms period. Main primary sources for this period include ''Samguk Sagi'' and ''Samguk Yusa'' in Korea, and the "Eastern Barbarians" section (東夷傳) from the ''Book of Wei'' (魏書) of the ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'' in China. ==Background== The name "Three Kingdoms" was used in the titles of the Korean histories ''Samguk Sagi'' (12th century) and ''Samguk Yusa'' (13th century), and should not be confused with the Chinese Three Kingdoms. The Three Kingdoms were founded after the fall of Gojoseon, and gradually conquered and absorbed various other small states and confederacies. After the fall of Gojoseon, the Han dynasty established four commanderies in present Liaoning. Three fell quickly to the Samhan, and the last was destroyed by Goguryeo in 313. The nascent precursors of Baekje and Silla expanded within the web of statelets during the Proto Three Kingdoms Period, and Goguryeo conquered neighboring state like Buyeo in Manchuria and chiefdoms in Okjeo, Dongye which occupied the northeastern Korean peninsula. The three polities made the transition from walled-town state to full-fledged state-level societies between 1st – 3rd century AD. All three kingdoms shared a similar culture and language. Their original religions appear to have been shamanistic, but they were increasingly influenced by Chinese culture, particularly Confucianism and Taoism. In the 4th century, Buddhism was introduced to the peninsula and spread rapidly, briefly becoming the official religion of all three kingdoms. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Three Kingdoms of Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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