The city of Kyongju was the capital of the state of Silla for almost a millennium during which the city grew from a federation of villages to a fully developed capital based on principles set out in the Kaokungchi. In turn, the design of the city is considered to be one of the possible sources of influence for the development of the early capitals on the Chinese model to be built in Japan. This paper investigates the circumstances and conditions in which Chinese culture, specifically Chinese urban design principles were conveyed to the emerging kingdom of Silla from the first centuries of the first millennium to Silla's achievement in uniting the Korean Peninsular for the first time in the years following the tumultuous events of 663—668.
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