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Seon of Balhae

Seon
Chinese name
Chinese宣王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXuānwáng
Wade–GilesHsüanwang
Birth name in Chinese
Chinese大仁秀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Rénxiù
Wade–GilesTa Jên-hsiu
Korean name
Hangul선왕
Hanja宣王
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationSeon wang
McCune–ReischauerSŏn wang
Birth name in Korean
Hangul대인수
Hanja大仁秀
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationDae Insu
McCune–ReischauerTae Insu

Dae Insu, also known as King Seon (r. 818–830) was the 10th king of the kingdom of Balhae.[1][2] He restored national strength, and is remembered today as the last of the great Balhae rulers before its fall.

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

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