Gang (died 809)
was the sixth king of
Balhae
Balhae,, , ) also rendered as Bohai or Bohea, and called Jin (; ) early on, was a multiethnic kingdom established in 698 by Dae Joyeong (Da Zuorong). It was originally known as the Kingdom of Jin (震, Zhen) until 713 when its name was changed ...
, ascending to the throne in 794 and ruling until his death. He was the son of
King Mun, who was Balhae's third king. He chose the era name ''Jeongnyeok'' (正曆, "upright policy"). During his reign, there was active trade with
Japan
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and
Tang China
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
, and missions passed frequently among the three states.
Family
*Father:
Dae Heummu, King Mun ()
**Grandfather:
Dae Muye, King Mu ()
*Unnamed wife
**Son?: Dae Cheongyun ()
**Son?: Dae Neungsin ()
**1st son:
Dae Wonyu, King Jeong ()
**2nd son:
Dae Eonui, King Hui ()
**3rd son:
Dae Myeongchung, King Gan ()
See also
*
List of Korean monarchs
This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs.
Gojoseon
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History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
The earl ...
References
809 deaths
Balhae monarchs
Mohe peoples
9th-century Korean monarchs
8th-century Korean monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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