Silla and Persia, A Common Memory Links Koreans to Persians
Independent Aggregator of Iran-related News/Events, Kodoom.com: Last November, over 140 historical relics associated with South Korea’s Silla treasure went on display at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran. These artifacts largely date from the 4th to 9th centuries. During that period Persia and Korea (Silla Kingdom) had commercial and cultural ties via the terrestrial and the maritime routes of the ancient Silk Road.
The historical objects, borrowed from the Gyeongju National Museum in S. Korea, are largely devoted to relics of the Silla kingdom, of which Gyeongju was the capital. The Silla dynasty was one of the world’s longest sustained kingdoms ruled in southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. The historic area around Gyeongju was made a UNESCO World Heritage in 2000.
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