Seon of Balhae
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| Seon of Balhae | |
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| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dà Rénxiù |
| Wade–Giles | Ta Jên-hsiu |
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| Revised Romanization | Seon wang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏn wang |
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| Revised Romanization | Dae In-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tae In-su |
| Monarchs of Korea |
| Balhae |
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Dae Insu, also known as King Seon (r. 818–830) was the 10th king of the kingdom of
Background
Dae Insu was a 4th-generation descendant of
Reign
King Seon concentrated heavily on the empire's territorial expansion, and led campaigns that resulted in the absorption of many northern
During his 12-year reign, he dispatched embassies five times to Japan, which was aimed at establishing diplomatic relations as well as increasing trade between the two kingdoms. Balhae emissaries were treated favorably even though Japan wanted Balhae to restrict the size of the embassies due to the costs associated with hosting them. The trade routes established across the Sea of Japan led to Balhae becoming one of Japan's most important trading partners.
He died in 830 and his grandson Dae Ijin succeeded to the throne.
See also
- List of Korean monarchs
- History of Korea
- List of Administrative divisions of Balhae