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The Later Three Kingdoms of Korea (892 - 936) consisted of Silla
Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
, Hubaekje
Hubaekje

Hubaekje, or Later Baekje, was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. It was officially founded by the disaffected Silla general Gyeon Hwon in 900, and fell to King Taejo of Goryeo's Goryeo army in 936....
 ("Later Baekje
Baekje

Baekje , or Paekche , was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
"), and Taebong
Taebong

Taebong or Later Goguryeo was a state established by Gung Ye on the Korean peninsula in 901, during the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.Gung Ye was known as a son of Heonan of Silla or of Gyeongmun of Silla....
 (also known as Hugoguryeo, "Later Goguryeo
Goguryeo

Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Koreans Empire located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Primorsky Krai....
"). The latter two were viewed as heirs to the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea
Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean empire of Goguryeo, and kingdom of Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE....
, which had been united by Silla. This period arose out of national unrest during the reign of Queen Jinseong of Silla
Jinseong of Silla

Jinseong of Silla was the fifty-first to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. She was also Silla's third and final reigning queen . Her reign saw the end of Unified Silla and the beginning of the Later Three Kingdoms period....
.

Taebong, originally led by Gung Ye
Gung Ye

Gung Ye was the king of a short-lived Taebong on the Korean peninsula. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of power struggle among royal family members at the late 9th century Silla and at last became rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of common people...
, was taken over by Wang Geon
Taejo of Goryeo

Taejo of Goryeo , was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century....
, a descendant of a merchant family of Songdo
Songdo

Songdo , meaning "city of pines," can refer to:*Kaesong, North KoreaSongdo , meaning "isle of pines," can refer to:*New Songdo City, a planned ubiquitous city near Incheon, South Korea...
, who defeated Hubaekje and received the surrender of Silla.






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The Later Three Kingdoms of Korea (892 - 936) consisted of Silla
Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
, Hubaekje
Hubaekje

Hubaekje, or Later Baekje, was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. It was officially founded by the disaffected Silla general Gyeon Hwon in 900, and fell to King Taejo of Goryeo's Goryeo army in 936....
 ("Later Baekje
Baekje

Baekje , or Paekche , was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
"), and Taebong
Taebong

Taebong or Later Goguryeo was a state established by Gung Ye on the Korean peninsula in 901, during the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.Gung Ye was known as a son of Heonan of Silla or of Gyeongmun of Silla....
 (also known as Hugoguryeo, "Later Goguryeo
Goguryeo

Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Koreans Empire located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Primorsky Krai....
"). The latter two were viewed as heirs to the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea
Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean empire of Goguryeo, and kingdom of Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE....
, which had been united by Silla. This period arose out of national unrest during the reign of Queen Jinseong of Silla
Jinseong of Silla

Jinseong of Silla was the fifty-first to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla. She was also Silla's third and final reigning queen . Her reign saw the end of Unified Silla and the beginning of the Later Three Kingdoms period....
.

Taebong, originally led by Gung Ye
Gung Ye

Gung Ye was the king of a short-lived Taebong on the Korean peninsula. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of power struggle among royal family members at the late 9th century Silla and at last became rebel leader against the unpopular Silla government, which almost abandoned the affairs of common people...
, was taken over by Wang Geon
Taejo of Goryeo

Taejo of Goryeo , was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century....
, a descendant of a merchant family of Songdo
Songdo

Songdo , meaning "city of pines," can refer to:*Kaesong, North KoreaSongdo , meaning "isle of pines," can refer to:*New Songdo City, a planned ubiquitous city near Incheon, South Korea...
, who defeated Hubaekje and received the surrender of Silla. Wang Geon proclaimed the kingdom of Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
 in 936
936

Events...
, officially putting an end to the Later Three Kingdoms period.

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