Gyeongju 경주 was the only capital of Sila, 신라, Kingdom for almost 1,000 years (BC57-AD935).
태종 무열왕릉 TaeJong MuYeolWang, 29th King of Sila Kingdom. He was the first king of the "Jin-Gol" caste because there were not any "Seong-Gol," the Pure Lineage, left to succeed the reign of the kingdom.
With help of his brother-in-law, Kim Yu-Shin, a strong military general, he laid the foundation as a diplomat under the reign of the first queen of Korean history, Seondeokyeowang, 선덕여왕, and later as a king, to conquer the other two kingdoms in Korean peninsula and defeat China Tang's expeditionary forces during his son's reign, 30th King, Munmudaewang, 문무대왕.
With help of his brother-in-law, Kim Yu-Shin, a strong military general, he laid the foundation as a diplomat under the reign of the first queen of Korean history, Seondeokyeowang, 선덕여왕, and later as a king, to conquer the other two kingdoms in Korean peninsula and defeat China Tang's expeditionary forces during his son's reign, 30th King, Munmudaewang, 문무대왕.
Shots taken from Wolseong, Banwolseong.
A 1300 years old tree, the tree still standing from same root system.
계림
Gye-rim 계림
This was where the Gyeongju Kim clan was first established by Michoowang, the 13th king of Sila, the first Sila king from the Kim clan.
This is where we ate our lunch. A very good restaurant with few menus. We had Chu-Eo-Tang 추어탕 and Fish Stew 생선찌게. Both were good.
