Jeong of Balhae

Jeong of Balhae
Hangul
정왕
Hanja
定王
Revised RomanizationJeong wang
McCune–ReischauerChŏng wang
Birth name
Hangul
대원유
Hanja
大元瑜
Revised RomanizationDae Wonyu
McCune–ReischauerTae Wŏnyu
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

Jeong (died 812?; r. 809–812?) was the seventh king of Balhae.[1][2] He was the son of King Gang. Little is known of his reign, save that he chose the era name Yeongdeok (永德, "eternal virtue"). After his death, his brother succeeded him as King Hui. He married and had a son named Dae Yeon-jin.

  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.