Hwarang
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Hwarang were an elite warrior group of male youth in Silla, an ancient kingdom of the Korean Peninsula that originated from the mid 6th century and lasted until the early 10th century. There were educ
A modern-day Korean representing a Silla hwarang
Tang'yŏm ippon wanghoe to (唐閻立本王會圖). 6th century, China. Envoys visiting the Tang Emperor. From left to right: Wa (Kumaso), Silla, Baekje ambassadors
Statue of Hwarang (located in Hamyang Middle School)
Queen Seondeok of Silla
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Queen Seondeok reigned as Queen Regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen. In the Samguk sagi, Queen Seo
Rock-carved Seated Buddha in Bulgok Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju [ko], also known as Grandmother Buddha (할매부처), was claimed that Queen Seondeok was the model for this statue by Professor Kim Ki-heung (김기흥).
![Rock-carved Seated Buddha in Bulgok Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju [ko], also known as Grandmother Buddha (할매부처), was claimed that Queen Seondeok](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%EA%B2%BD%EC%A3%BC_%EB%82%A8%EC%82%B0_%EB%B6%88%EA%B3%A1_%EB%A7%88%EC%95%A0%EC%97%AC%EB%9E%98%EC%A2%8C%EC%83%81_01.jpg/500px-%EA%B2%BD%EC%A3%BC_%EB%82%A8%EC%82%B0_%EB%B6%88%EA%B3%A1_%EB%A7%88%EC%95%A0%EC%97%AC%EB%9E%98%EC%A2%8C%EC%83%81_01.jpg)
Cheomseongdae, astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Bunhwangsa
![Tomb of Queen Seondeok [ko] in Gyeongju](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/%EC%84%A0%EB%8D%95%EC%97%AC%EC%99%95%EB%A6%8901.jpg/500px-%EC%84%A0%EB%8D%95%EC%97%AC%EC%99%95%EB%A6%8901.jpg)
Tomb of Queen Seondeok [ko] in Gyeongju