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Seong of Balhae

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Hangul
  
성왕

Hangul
  
대화여

Hanja
  
成王

Hanja
  
大華與


Revised Romanization
  
Seong wang

Name
  
Seong Balhae

McCune–Reischauer
  
Song wang

Died
  
795 AD

Seong of Balhae, (died 794), sometimes called by his birth-name Dae Hwa-yeo, was the 5th ruler of the Balhae. He was the grandson of King Mun, his father being the deceased heir Dae Goeng-rim.

Reign

He chose the era name Jungheung (중흥, 中興). King Seong was a very physically weak person, and lived for a few months after his rise to the throne. The most notable accomplishment that was done during his reign was the moving of the capital to Sanggyeong.

References

Seong of Balhae Wikipedia