Mu of Balhae

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Mu of Balhae
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese: 大武藝 (武王)
Simplified Chinese: 大武艺 (武王)
Korean name
Hangul: 대무예 (무왕)
Hanja: 大武藝 (武王)

Dae Muye, also known as King Mu (Hangul: 무왕; Hanja: 武王) (r. 718 - 737), was the second king of the ancient kingdom of Balhae. He is noted for the military expansion of his domain.

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[edit] Background

Dae Muye (대무예) was the eldest son of Dae Joyeong (대조영), the founder of the ancient kingdom of Balhae, He ascended to the throne after the death in 719 of his father. He was given the title of "King of the Gye-ru Province" by Tang Emperor Xuanzong. He gave the posthumous title King Go, or Emperor Go, to his father and declared the era name In-an, an act of independence from China's Tang dynasty.

[edit] Reign of Balhae's 2nd ruler

Balhae's aggressive expansion triggered frictions with Tang, Silla of southern Korea, the Khitans, the Xi, the Göktürks, and several Mohe tribes. When the Heisui Mohe in the north of Balhae came under the direct control of the Tang in 727, Dae Muye attacked the Heisui Mohe fearing a pincer attack.

His pro-Tang brother Dae Munye opposed the military campaign and defected to the Tang. In 732 Dae Muye ordered Jang Munhyu (Hangul: 장문휴; Hanja: 張文休) to raid Tang at Shandong with the Balhae navy. In response, the Tang ordered Dae Muye's brother, Dae Munye, to attack Balhae, but Dae Munye refused.

Dae Muye was said to have been an accomplished swordsman, and directly lead most of the expansion campaigns during his reign. Legend has it that he was so swift, that he could slice a fly into four pieces with his sword.

To avoid international isolation, Balhae began to dispatch embassies to Japan in 729. Japan, whose relationship with Silla was strained, welcomed them as a revival of Goguryeo.

Dae Muye was succeeded by his son Dae Heummu in 737.

[edit] Family

  • Father
  • Mother
    • Chulin(daughter of Khitan leader Khan), Princess Sukyoung(niece of the 28th king of Goguryeo)
  • Brothers
    • Dae Munye (대문예)
    • Dae Changbalga (대창발가)
    • Dae Hoa (대호아)
    • Dae Nang-a (대낭아)
    • Dae Rim (대림)
    • Dae Bo-bang (대보방)
  • Sons

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Preceded by
Go of Balhae		 King of Balhae
718–737		 Succeeded by
Mun of Balhae
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