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 Myeong-chung
McCune–Reischauer	Tae Myŏng-ch'ung

Gan of Balhae (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").

Family

• Father: Dae Sungrin, King Gang (강왕 대숭린, 康王 大嵩璘)
  • Grandfather: Dae Heummu, King Mun (문왕 대흠무, 文王 大欽茂)
    • Older brother: Dae Wonyu, King Jeong (정왕 대원유, 定王 大元瑜)
    • Older brother: Dae Eonui, King Hui (희왕 대언의, 僖王 大言義)
• Wife: Empress Sunmok of the Tae clan (순목황후 태씨, 順穆皇后 泰氏) – No issue.

See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• History of Korea