GO OF BALHAE

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'Dae Jo-yeong' (大祚榮, 대조영; unknown - 719), also known in Korea as 'King Go' (고왕), established the state of Balhae, reigning from 699 to 719. His origin is heavily disputed (see below); most Korean scholars believed that he was of Goguryeo heredity, but most scholars in China believed that he is of Mohe (Malgal) ancestry.

Contents
Background and Early life
Establishing the Empire
Death and Succession
Controversial origins
Legacy
Republic of Korea Navy
See also
External links

Background and Early life


Dae Joyeong was the first son of general Dae Jung-sang (Hanja : 大仲象; Hangul: 대중상) or Qiqi Zhongxiang (Chinese:乞乞仲象 pinyin: Qǐqǐ Zhòngxiàng; Hangul: 걸걸중상) of Goguryeo, and was born in unknown. After the fall of Goguryeo to the Silla-Tang armies, Dae Jung-sang remained in Ansi Fortress, which had not been attacked during the 3rd Goguryeo-Tang war. Soon after, he was forced to abandon the fortress and led 8,000 Goguryeo people to Dongmo mountain. In the confusion of the Khitan uprising led by Li Jinchong against the Tang (Zhou) in May 696, the Sumo Mohe and Goguryeo remnants peoples leader, Dae Jung-sang, and the Baishan Mohe leader Qisi biyu (Chinese:乞四比羽 pinyin : Qǐsì bǐyǔ), made an alliance and sought independence.

Establishing the Empire


The Tang killed Qisi Biyu, and Dae Jung-sang also died. Dae Jo-yeong integrated the armies of Hu-Goguryeo and the Malgal to resist the Tang's attack. His overwhelming victory over the Tang at the Battle of Cheonmun-ryeong (Hanja: 天門嶺, Hangul: 천문령) enabled him to continue on his father's kingdom. He claimed himself the King of Jin in 698, and established Dae Jin-guk (Great Jin Empire). He put his capital at Dongmo Mountain in the south of today's Jilin province, and built Dongmo sanseong, which was to become the Great Jin-guk's (Hanja: 大辰國, Hangul: 대진국) capital.
He attempted to expand his influence in international politics involving the Tang, the Göktürks, the Khitan, Silla and some independent Mohe tribes. At first he dispatched an envoy to the Göktürks. Then he reconciled himself with the Tang when Emperor Zhongzong was restored to the throne. In 712, He renamed his empire, Balhae. In 713 he was given the titular title of "Prefecture King of Balhae" by Emperor Xuanzong. Upon reaching a period of rest within the empire, Emperor Go made it clear that Silla was not to be dealt with in a peaceful stance because they were the ones who received the help sof the Tang to conquer Goguryeo, which was the predecessor state to Balhae. This aggressive stance toward Silla was continued on by his son and successor Emperor Mu of Balhae.

Death and Succession


Dae Jo-yeong died in 719, and his son Dae Muye assumed the throne. Dae Jo-yeong was given the posthumous name "Emperor Go".

Controversial origins


The ethnicity of Dae Jo-yeong is disputed. Traditional Korean, Japanese and Chinese historians believed that he belonged to an ethic minority group in Goguryeo. The Old Book of Tang says that he was of “other race [ethnic minority] of Goryeo [Goguryeo]” (고려별종, 高麗別種), while the New Book of Tang states that he is “from the Sumo Mohe (Malgal) region of the former realm of Goguryeo.”
He was the son of the Dae Jung-sang, a leader of Goguryeo remnants, Under the control of Tang, many Goguryeo refugees were moved to Yingzhou (modern-day Chaoyang). Balhae soon gained control of most of the former Goguryeo territory.
According to ancient Japanese records, the ruling class of Balhae consisted mostly of former citizens of Goguryeo (though it is not clear what their ethnic background was). In exchanges with Japan, Balhae declared itself the successor to Goguryeo, and sometimes called itself Goryeoguk (state of Goguryeo).

Legacy


After the fall of Balhae, the last prince led all of the Balhae aristocracy into the fellow successor state of Goguryeo, Goryeo. Dae Jo-yeong's descendants include modern-day Koreans who bear the surname "Tae"(태).
In South Korea, television drama on KBS1 was launched since September 2006 in his honor. Roughly 30%(based on 2007 survey) of the Korean viewers enjoyed this programme.
Republic of Korea Navy

Dae Jo-yeong built a vast army and a powerful navy just as the Taewangs of Goguryeo had done.
The third KDX-II class destroyer commissioned by Republic of Korea Navy is named ''Dae Jo-yeong''. KDX-II class destroyers are named for significant figures in Korean history such as admiral Yi Sun-sin.

See also



Rulers of Korea

List of Korea-related topics

External links



Portrait of Dae Joyoung (Korean)

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