Kan of Balhae

Kan of Balhae
Hangul	대명충
Hanja	大明忠
RR	Dae Myeongchung
MR	Tae Myŏngch'ung
Monarch name
Hangul	간왕
Hanja	簡王
RR	Ganwang
MR	Kanwang

Kan (Korean: 간; Hanja: 簡; died 818; r. 817–818) was the ninth king of Balhae.^[1]^[2] He was the son of the sixth king, Kang, and the younger brother of King Hŭi and Chŏng. He chose the era name T'aesi (태시; 太始; lit. majestic beginning).

Family

Father: Kang
- Grandfather: Mun
  - Older brother: Chŏng
  - Older brother: Hŭi
Wife: Empress Sunmok of the Tae clan (순목황후 태씨; 順穆皇后泰氏) – No issue.

References

^ Shin, Michael D. (2014-12-15). Korean History in Maps. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-09846-6.
^ Pyŏn, Wŏl-lim (2005). The Lives of Korean Women in History. Iljisa Publishing House. ISBN 978-89-312-0560-2.

Regnal titles
Kan of Balhae House of Tae Died: 818
Preceded by Hŭi	King of Balhae 817–818	Succeeded by Sŏn

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[1] Shin, Michael D. (2014-12-15). Korean History in Maps. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-09846-6.

[2] Pyŏn, Wŏl-lim (2005). The Lives of Korean Women in History. Iljisa Publishing House. ISBN 978-89-312-0560-2.

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Balhae
Monarchs of Korea
Go 698–719 Mu 719–737 Mun 737–793 Tae Wŏnŭi 793 Sŏng 793–794 Kang 794–809 Chŏng 809–812 Hŭi 812–817 Kan 817–818 Sŏn 818–830 Tae Ijin 830–857 Tae Kŏnhwang 857–871 Tae Hyŏnsŏk 871–894 Tae Wihae 894–906 Tae Insŏn 906–926
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Kan of Balhae

Family

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