- Siljik
Infobox Korean name
hangul=실직
hanja=悉直
rr=Siljik
mr=SilchikSiljik was the name of first an independent kingdom (Siljik-guk) and then a province of
Silla (Siljik-gun). It was located near present-daySamcheok , inGangwon province,South Korea .First appearing in historical records in
102 , Siljik was at that time an independent state strong enough to contest for territory with faroffEumjipbeol -guk in present-dayGyeongsan . Later, it was absorbed into Silla, permanently losing its independence no later than the early6th century .Siljik stood on the border between Goguryeo and Silla spheres of influence in the early Three Kingdoms period, making it of great strategic interest to both countries. For a time in the 6th century, it was overseen by noted Silla general
Yi Sabu .It is sometimes asserted that Siljik was a member of the
Byeonhan confederacy , but its name does not appear in any recognizable form in theSan guo zhi 's list of Byeonhan tribes.Only one Siljik ruler's name has come down to the present day, that of King Anil, after whom a mountain fortress in
Uljin is named. In addition, the title of "King of Siljik" was revived by Taejo at the beginning of theGoryeo dynasty. He bestowed this title onKim Wi-ong , a scion of the Silla royal house. Kim's tomb remains in Samcheok today.ee also
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List of Korea-related topics
*History of Korea
*Samhan
*Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea
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