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Founding of the Balhae Kingdom

Type Event Region Korean Peninsula Time 698

In 698 CE, the Goguryeo remnant leader Dae Jo-yeong raised forces in the Sumo Mohe lands, defeated Tang dynasty armies, and founded the Balhae Kingdo…

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  1. 698Former Sumo Mohe territory · JilinAfter Goguryeo's fall, the remnant leader Dae Jo-yeong led Sumo Mohe followers in revolt, allying with Khitans and other tribes against Tang rule in the old Liaodong region, defeating Tang general Li Kai and others and occupying the Sumo River basin.
  2. 698Aodongcheng · JilinDae Jo-yeong founded the state with the name Zhen (later renamed Balhae), calling himself King of Zhen, with capital at Aodongcheng. Balhae absorbed Goguryeo political institutions and culture, establishing five capitals, fifteen prefectures, and sixty-two districts, becoming a power of the Northeast.

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