Seon of Balhae

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Seon of Balhae
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese: 大仁秀 (宣王)
Simplified Chinese: 大仁秀 (宣王)
Korean name
Hangul: 대인수 (선왕)
Hanja: 大仁秀 (宣王)
The territory of Balhae, In 830s during the reign of king Seon of Balhae.
The territory of Balhae, In 830s during the reign of king Seon of Balhae.

Dae Insu or Tae Insu (r. 818-830) was the 10th king of Balhae. He restored national strength, and is remembered today as the last of the great Balhae rulers before its fall.

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[edit] Background

Dae Insu was a 4th-generation descendant of Dae Joyeong's younger brother, Dae Ya-bal. In spite of the collateral root, he succeeded to the throne during the years of 817 and 818. He reestablished royal authority, and strengthened the military tremendously.

[edit] Reign

King Seon concentrated heavily on the kingdom's territorial expansion, and led campaigns that resulted in the absorbing of many northern Malgal tribes. southwest Lesser Goguryeo kingdom was absorbed into Balhae, also he ordered southward expansion to Silla.

During his 12-year reign, he dispatched embassies five times to Japan, which was aimed at establishing diplomatic relations as well as trade routes. Balhae emissaries won favorable recognition in Japan even though Japan wanted Balhae to restrict the dispatchment due to the excessive burden of reception. The Balhae-Japan trading route across the Sea of Japan (East Sea) became one of the most important trading routes for Japan.

He died in 830 and his grandson Dae Ijin succeeded to the throne.

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Preceded by
Gan of Balhae		 King of Balhae
818–830		 Succeeded by
Dae Ijin
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Kings of Balhae
Goguryeo