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 Myeongchung
McCune–Reischauer	Tae Myŏngch'ung

Gan (died 818) (r. 817–818) was the ninth 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").

Balhae
Monarchs of Korea
Go 698–719 Mu 719–737 Mun 737–793 Dae Won-ui 793 Seong 793–794 Gang 794–809 Jeong 809–812 Hui 812–817 Gan 817–818 Seon 818–830 Dae Ijin 830–857 Dae Geonhwang 857–871 Dae Hyeonseok 871–894 Dae Wihae 894–906 Dae Inseon 906–926
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