Go of Balhae

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Dae Joyeong
大祚榮
대조영
Predecessor Balhae founder
Reign698–719
SuccessorDae Mu-ye
BornJoyeong
(Korean조영; Hanja祚榮)
645
Died719
Names
Dae Joyeong
(Korean대조영; Hanja大祚榮)
Temple name
Gowang (high king)
(Korean고왕; Hanja高王)
FatherDae Jung-sang
Go of Balhae
Chinese name
Chinese
Personal name in Chinese
Chinese
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Personal name in Korean
Hangul
Hanja

Dae Joyeong (born 645; died 719), also known as King Go (고왕; 高王; [ko.waŋ]), established the state of Balhae, reigning from 699 to 719.[1][2]

Life[]

Early life[]

Dae Joyeong was the first son of general Dae Jung-sang, who was also known as Sari Geolgeol Jungsang (Hangul: 사리걸걸중상, Hanja: 舍利乞乞仲象) or Dae Geolgeol Jungsang (Hangul: 대걸걸중상, Hanja: 大乞乞仲象).

Historical sources give different accounts of Dae Jo-yeong's ethnicity and background.[3][4] Among the official dynastic history works, the New Book of Tang refers to Dae Jo-yeong as a Sumo Mohe who is affliated with Goguryeo.[5] The Old Book of Tang states Dae's ethnic background as "高麗別種".[6] The term is interpreted as meaning "a branch of the Goguryeo people" by South and North Korean historians, but as "distinct from Goguryeo" by Japanese and Chinese researchers.[7] Samguk yusa, the 13th-century collection of Korean history and legends, describes Dae as a Sumo Mohe chieftain. However, it gives another account of Dae being a former Goguryeo general, citing a now-lost Tang dynasty book.[8]

After the fall of Goguryeo to the Silla-Tang armies, Dae Jung-sang remained in a part of Goguryeo which had not been attacked during the 3rd Goguryeo-Tang war. Afterward, Geolgeol Jung-sang and Geol geol Dae Jo Yeong was opposed to the Tang and its interregnum Wu Zhou (690–705). In the confusion of the Khitan uprising led by Li Jinzhong against the Wu Zhou in May 696, Dae Jung-sang led at least 8,000 Goguryeo remnant peoples, the Mohe people,[9] to Dongmo mountain, and the Mohe leader Geolsa Biu made an alliance and sought independence.

King of Zhen and Balhae[]

The Wu Zhou killed Geolsa Biu, and Dae Jung-sang also died. Dae Geolgeol Jo-yeong integrated the armies of Goguryeo people and some Malgal (Mohe) tribes[10] and resisted Wu Zhou's attack. His victory over the Wu Zhou at the Battle of Tianmenling enabled him to expand his father's empire and claimed himself the King of Zhen in 698.[11][12] He established his capital at Dongmo Mountain in the south of today's Jilin province, and built , which was to become Zhen kingdom's capital.[13]

He attempted to expand his influence in foreign politics involving the Tang/ Wu Zhou, the Göktürks, the Khitan, Silla[14] and some independent Mohe tribes. At first he dispatched an envoy to the Göktürks, allying against Tang/ Wu Zhou. Then he reconciled himself with the Tang when Emperor Zhongzong was restored to the throne.[14]

In 712, he renamed his empire Balhae. In 713 he was given the titular title of "Prince of Commandery of Balhae" (渤海郡王) by Emperor Xuanzong.[12] After a period of rest within the empire, King Go made it clear that Silla was not to be dealt with peacefully because they had allied with Tang to destroy Goguryeo, the predecessor of Balhae. This aggressive stance towards Silla was continued on by his son and successor King Mu of Balhae.

Dae Jo-yeong died in 719,[15] and his son Dae Muye assumed the throne.[16] Dae Jo-yeong was given the posthumous name "King Go."

Family[]

Dae Jo-yeong had at least two wives. His only known sons through his first wife were Dae Muye, and Dae Munye. The sons through his other wife or wives were Dae Chwi-jin, Dae Ho-bang, and Dae Nang-a. The only concrete fact regarding Dae Jo-yeong's sons was that Dae Muye was the firstborn and oldest among them. He had younger brother, .

  • Father: Dae Jung-sang
  • Brother: Dae Ya-bal (대야발)
  • Spouse: Unknown first wife
    • Son: Dae Muye-became the 2nd ruler of Balhae, known as Mu of Balhae (무왕)
    • Son: Dae Munye (대문예)
  • Unknown Spouse
    • Son: Dae Chwi-jin (대림)
    • Son: Dae Ho-bang (대창발가)
    • Son: Dae Nang-a (대호아)

Legacy[]

After the fall of Balhae, the last prince led some Balhae aristocracy into the Korean state Goryeo.[17] Dae Jo-yeong's descendants include modern-day Koreans who bear the surname Tae (태), or Dae (대).

In South Korea, a 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.

ROK navy warship, Dae Jo Yeong in San Diego, USA.

Dae Jo-yeong built a vast army and a powerful navy just as the Taewangs of Goguryeo had done. The third Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer commissioned by the Republic of Korea Navy is named Dae Jo-yeong.[18] KDX-II class destroyers are named after significant figures in Korean history such as admiral Yi Sun-sin.

The Chunbun Ancestral Rite is held annually in Balhae Village, Gyeongsaunbok-do in order to commemorate the achievements of Dae Jo-yeong. The Gyeongsan City mayor participates in the event, which is open for public participation.

In popular culture[]

See also[]

  • Rulers of Korea
  • List of Korea-related topics

References[]

  1. ^ "「渤海と古代の日本」" (PDF). 2010 年度第 6 回日本海学講座. 酒寄 雅志.
  2. ^ Korean culture and Information Service, "Things Newcomers Need to Know to Live in Korea", 2012. p.16
  3. ^ Richard, Zgusta (2015). The Peoples of Northeast Asia through Time Precolonial Ethnic and Cultural Processes along the Coast between Hokkaido and the Bering Strait. ISBN 978-90-04-30043-9.
  4. ^ Tsiporuha Mikhail Isaakovich (2017). "История тунгусских племен мохэ и государства Бохай" [The history of Mohé and Bohai Tungusic tribes]. Покорение Сибири. От Ермака до Беринга. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ New Book of Tang, Chapter 219: Bohai. 渤海、本粟末靺鞨附高麗者、姓大氏。
  6. ^ Old Book of Tang, Chapter 199: Bohai Mohe. 渤海靺鞨大祚榮者,本高麗別種也。
  7. ^ 徐吉洙. "渤海は高句麗を引き継いだ". 高句麗研究会.
  8. ^ Samguk yusa, Chapter 1, Section Mohe Bohai. 通典云,渤海,本栗未靺鞨。至其酋柞榮立國,自號震旦。 [...] 又新羅古記云,高麗舊將柞榮,姓大氏。
  9. ^ UNESCO Korean Committee, "Korean History:Discovery of its Characteristics and Developments", VOl.5, Hollym, 2004. ISBN 1565911776 p.134
  10. ^ Lee Injae, Owen Miller, Park Jinhoon, Yi Hyun-hae, 《Korean History in Maps》, Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 1107098467 p.54
  11. ^ "渤海国小考" ["Little research of Balhae kingdom "]. 満州族の歴史 [History of Manchus]. 2004.
  12. ^ a b Kichan Bae, "Korea at the crossroads:the history and future of East Asia", Happyreading, 2007. ISBN 8989571464 p.83
  13. ^ South Korean Culture&Education Ministry, "나의 조국:재외국민용", 1981. p.102
  14. ^ a b Patricia Ebrey, Anne Walthall, "Pre-Modern East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History", Vol.I:to 1800, Cengage Learning, 2013. ISBN 1133606512 p.111
  15. ^ Hahoe Hongbowon, "Korea Policy Review", Korean Overseas Information Service, 2006.
  16. ^ UNESCO Korean Committee, "Korean History:Discovery of its Characteristics and Developments", VOl.5, Hollym, 2004. ISBN 1565911776 p.158
  17. ^ Dyakova Olga Vasilyevna (2012). "К ПРОБЛЕМЕ ВЫДЕЛЕНИЯ В ПРИМОРЬЕ ПАМЯТНИКОВ ГОСУДАРСТВА ДУНДАНЬ И ИМПЕРИИ ЛЯО" ["TO THE PROBLEM OF IDENTIFYING IN PRIMORYE MONUMENTS OF THE STATE OF DUNDAN AND THE LIAO EMPIRE"]. Bulletin of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Korea celebrates ties with Oman" Times of Oman, 2014-10-29

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