Tae Kŏnhwang

Tae Kŏnhwang
Hangul
대건황; 대처황
Hanja
大虔晃; 大處晃
RRDae Geonhwang; Dae Cheohwang
MRTae Kŏnhwang; Tae Ch'ŏhwang

Tae Kŏnhwang (Korean: 대건황; Hanja: 大虔晃; r. 857–871) was the 12th king of Balhae. He was the younger brother of Tae Ijin, his predecessor on the throne.

Because none of Balhae's own records have survived, we know little of Geonhwang except that he sent a few missions to Japan and Tang China.

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