The Empire of Silla (Korean: 신라제국; Hanja; 新羅帝國; Silla Jeguk; literally "Greater Silla Empire"), sometimes referred to as the Chu Dynasty is an absolute monarchy situated on East Asia, with the densely populated Korean peninsula as its "core territory". It borders the Uyghur Khaganate, the Liang dynasty, Japan, and the Ainu peoples of Hokkaido.
It was one of the three kingdoms, along with Goguryeo and Baekje that ruled Korea during the Three Kingdoms period. In the late 6th century Silla, allied with China under the Liang dynasty, unified the Korean peninsula, resulting in the brief North--South States period. Shortly after, the weakening Goguryeo agreed to unify with Silla by royal marriage, with its previous monarchs becoming "advisors". Since unification, Silla has rapidly expanded its territory into parts of Mongolia, Manchuria, and the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido, as well as expanding its influence to a global scale.