Dae Ijin

Dae Ijin
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Yizhèn
Wade–GilesTa Ichên
Korean name
Hangul대이진
Hanja
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationDae Ijin
McCune–ReischauerTae Ijin

Dae Ijin (r. 830–857) was the 11th king of the Balhae kingdom, which existed from AD 698 to 926 and occupied parts of Manchuria and northern Korea. The era name of his reign was Hamhwa (咸和, 함화).[1]

He was preceded by his grandfather, Seon of Balhae. The king made efforts for the consolidation of a centralized administrative system and organized a standing army.

  1. ^ New Book of Tang,北狄,"子新德蚤死,孫彝震立,改年鹹和。明年,詔襲爵。終文宗世來朝十二,會昌凡四"