Gyerim Territory Area Command

Gyerim Territory Area Command
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鷄林州都督府
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Korean name
Hangul	계림대도독부
Hanja	鷄林州都督府
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Gyerim Territory Area Command McCune–Reischauer Gyerim Territory Area Command

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Revised Romanization	Gyerim Territory Area Command
McCune–Reischauer	Gyerim Territory Area Command

Gyerim Territory Area Command is a colony which Tang dynasty established in Silla’s territory. The protectorate general system is the governance system established after Tang dynasty conquered its neighboring countries. When Goguryeo and Silla were destroyed by Tang Dynasty, Tang dynasty established Protectorate General to Pacify the East at Goguryeo’s land, Naejing (熊津/내진) Protectorate General at Baekje’s land and Gyerim Protectorate General at Silla’s land. Korean peninsula was changed from one of the subject country of Tang dynasty to Jimizhou (羈縻州).

In 660, when Tang dynasty destroyed Baekje, Tang dynasty established 5 protectorate generals such as Naejing Protectorate General at Backje’s land. After this, Tang dynasty established Gyerim Protectorate in Silla’s land and established another state and prefecture in the bottom part and name it as Jimizhou. Munmu of Silla was nominated as first commander. After that 16 kings from Silla was nominated as commander, however once An Lushan Rebellion began, Ping Lu Fanzhen(平盧藩鎮) was moved to Shandong Peninsula and renamed as Zi Qing Ping Lu Fanzhen(淄青平盧藩鎮), Fanzhen started to hold a post of Commander of Gyerim Protectorate concurrently.

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