Dae Yeon-rim

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Dae Yeon-rim (Chinese: 大延琳; Korean: 대연림; ?-?) was the founder of the Heungyo (Xingliao) kingdom, a successor state of Balhae (Bohai).

Background and Rise to power[]

Dae Yeon-rim was a descendant of the Balhae Royal family as the 7th-generation direct descendant of Dae Joyeong, who was the founder of Balhae. He entered the Liao army at an unknown age and was eventually assigned to the central province as a general. While serving as a general of the Liao dynasty, Dae Yeon-rim secretly dreamed of re-establishing the glories of the former kingdom of Balhae, and began gathering people of Balhae origin, and eventually established the kingdom of Heungyo during the year 1029 AD. The kingdom of Heungyo gathered the attention of numerous Balhae people, and flourished until 1030 AD, when the Liao dynasty sent an army to conquer and destroy the kingdom.

Defeat and Downfall[]

Dae Yeon-rim's Heungyo kingdom was pushed back to its capital city, and continued to fight the Liao dynasty until a traitorous general opened the city gates, allowing the enemy to overwhelm the city defenses. After only a year, Heungyo fell at the hands of one of his own subcommanders.

See also[]

• Heung-Yo Kingdom
• Balhae
• Dae Joyeong