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[History Is Alive - Silla Edition] Episode 17: The Silla-Tang War - For True Unification

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  1. After Pyeongyangseong fell in 668, Tang sought to rule the entire Korean Peninsula, and Silla fought back for about seven years from 670, driving out Tang forces.
  2. The Samguk Sagi records that Silla defeated Tang's army under Yi Geunhaeng at Maesoseong in 675 and its navy under Seol Ingwi at Gibeolpo in 676.
  3. Silla embraced displaced people and sent apologetic envoys to buy time, while scholars debate the locations and significance of the two battles.

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[History Is Alive - Silla Edition] Episode 17: The Silla-Tang War - For True Unification

Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [역사는 살아있다 – 신라 편] 제17화: 나당전쟁 – 진정한 통일을 위해

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