Gan of Balhae

Gan of Balhae
Hangul 간왕
Hanja 簡王
Revised Romanization Gan wang
McCune–Reischauer Kan wang
Birth name
Hangul 대명충
Hanja 大明忠
Revised Romanization Dae Myeong-chung
McCune–Reischauer Tae Myŏng-ch'ung
Monarchs of Korea
Balhae
  1. Go 698-719
  2. Mu 719–737
  3. Mun 737–793
  4. Dae Won-ui 793
  5. Seong 793-794
  6. Gang 794–809
  7. Jeong 809-812
  8. Hui 812–817
  9. Gan 817–818
  10. Seon 818–830
  11. Dae Ijin 830–857
  12. Dae Geonhwang 857–871
  13. Dae Hyeonseok 871–894
  14. Dae Wihae 894–906
  15. Dae Inseon 906–926

Gan of Balhae (died 818) (r. 817–818) was king of Balhae. He was the son of the sixth king, King Gang, and the younger brother of King Hui and King Jeong. He chose the era name Taesi (太始, "majestic beginning").

See also

References

    Gan of Balhae
    Died: 818
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Hui    		 King of Balhae
    817–818     		Succeeded by
    Seon
    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.