Integration of Balhae Remnants into Goryeo (1010s)

Name: Integration of Balhae Remnants into Goryeo (1010s)
Start: 1010
End: 1019

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1010–1019

After Balhae was destroyed by the Khitans in 926, large numbers of remnants migrated south or east to seek refuge with Goryeo.…

Timeline

926–935From the Yalu River to the Taedong River basin · Northeast AsiaAfter the Khitans destroyed Balhae, the royal family and many officials and commoners moved south in large numbers to seek refuge with Goryeo. Goryeo received them and established prefectures for settlement, beginning a long process of integration.
1010–1019Northern prefectures of Goryeo · GoryeoBy the reign of King Hyeonjong, Balhae-descended populations were scattered across the northern prefectures of Goryeo, some serving as local officials and military officers, jointly forming frontier society with native Goryeo people.
1018–1019Northwestern Korean Peninsula · GoryeoIn the wars against Liao of 1018-1019, Balhae-descended soldiers and civilians in the north defended the territory alongside the Goryeo army, demonstrating that the remnants had been integrated into Goryeo's defense system and cultural identity.