Editing Hwarang (section)

===Disbandment===
[[File:Statue of Hwarang, Hamyang Middle School.JPG|thumb|right|Statue of Hwarang (located in Hamyang Middle School)]]
After establishing a [[Unified Silla]], the [[Silla-Tang War]], and reestablishing relations with the [[Tang dynasty]], the Hwarang lost much of their influence and prestige during peacetime. This group was reduced to a social club for Silla's elite through various names. They would eventually disappear after the fall of Silla, but they lasted through the [[Goryeo|Koryŏ]] dynasty until they officially disbanded at the beginning of the [[Joseon]] dynasty.<ref>Lee, Peter H. (1996). Sources of Korean Tradition, Vol. 1: From Early Times Through the 16th Century. Columbia University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-23110-567-5}}</ref>