Da Zuorong also known as King Gao (高王) was a Sumo Mohe leader who established the kingdom of Bohai, reigning from 699 to 719. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Mohe were a Tungusic tribe in ancient Manchuria. ... Alternate meaning: Bohai Sea Bohai (Chinese) or Balhae (Korean) was a kingdom in northeast Asia from AD 698 to 926, occupying parts of Manchuria, northern Korea, and Russian Far East. ... Events Umayyad general Hajjaj suppresses a rebellion by Ibn al-Ashath. ... Events The church of Nubia transfers its allegiance from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church. ...

According to the Old Book of the Tang and the New Book of the Tang he was the son of the Sumo Mohe chief Qiqi Zhongxiang (乞乞仲象). They were under the control of Goguryeo but moved with all of the people under him to Yingzhou (modern-day Chaoyang) after the demise of Goguryeo in 669. Jump to: navigation, search The Mohe were a Tungusic tribe in ancient Manchuria. ... Goguryeo (37 BC-668) was an empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

In the confusion of the Khitan rebellion (led by 李盡忠 and 孫萬榮) against the Tang (Zhou) in May 696, the Sumo Mohe leaders Qiqi Zhongxiang and Qisi Piyu (乞四比羽) saught independence. In spite of Empress Wu Zetian's appeasement policy, they fled eastward to their homeland. The Tang killed Qisi Piyu, and Qiqi Zhongxiang also died. Da Zuorong integrated some Mohe tribes and Goguryeo remnants under the two leaders and resisted the Tang's attack. His overwhelming victory over the Tang at the Battle of Tianmenling (Hangul : 천문령 Hanzi/Hanja :天門嶺)enabled him to establish his own kingdom. He claimed himself the King of Jin (震 or 振) in 699. He put his capital at Dongmu Mountain in the south of today's Jilin province. Jump to: navigation, search Also the name of a rock band. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... The Mohe (靺鞨, Korean: Malgal, 말갈), were a Tungusic tribe in ancient Manchuria. ... Jump to: navigation, search ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Hanja (lit. ...

He attempted to expand his influence in international politics involving the Tang, the Gokturks, the Khitan, Silla and independent Mode tribes. At first he dispatched an envoy to the Gokturks. Then he reconciled himself with the Tang when Emperor Zhongzong was restored to the throne. In 713 he was given the title of "Prefecture King of Bohai" by Emperor Xuanzong. Thereafter his domain was known as Bohai. The Gokturks or Kokturks (Gök-Turks or Kök-Turks, with the meaning Celestial Turks), known as Tujue (突厥 tu2 jue2) in medieval Chinese sources, established the first known Turkic state around 552 under the leadership of Bumin/Tuman Khan/Khaghan (died 552) and his sons, and expanded rapidly to rule... Silla (also denoted as Shilla) was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. ... Emperor Tang Xuanzong (唐玄宗) (685 - 762), born Li Longji (李隆基), was the sixth emperor of the Tang dynasty of China reigining from 712 to 756. ...

He died in 719, and his son Da Wuyi assumed the throne. Da Zuorong was given the posthumous name "King Gao." Events The church of Nubia transfers its allegiance from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church. ... Dae Muye, Da Wuyi (大武藝 Dà Wǔyì) or King Wu (武王) in Chinese (r. ...

Controversial origins

The origin of Da Zuorong is disputed. Koreans, Japanese and traditional Chinese historians claim that the founder Da Zuorong was of Goguryeo-kind. The Old Book of the Tang says that Da Zuorong was of the the [Goguryeo] kind (高麗別種), while the New Book of the Tang states that he is "from the Sumo Mohe region of the former realm of Goguryeo." New Chinese historians argue that Sumo Mohe is not a region, but an ethnic non-Korean tribe.

Account describing origin as Korean

Old Book of the Tang described Dae Jo young, the founder of Balhae, as a Goguryeo eccentric. He was the son of the Geolgeol Jung sang, a leader of Goguryeo remnants. Under the control of Tang, they were urged to move with all of the people to Yingzhou (modern-day Chaoyang)

In the confusion of the Khitan attack against the Tang (Zhou) in 696, the leaders Geolgeol Jung sang and Qisi Piyu saught independence. In spite of Empress Wu Zetian's appeasement policy, they fled eastward to their homeland. The Tang killed Qisi Piyu, and Geolgeol Jung sang also died. Dae Jo young integrated some Mohe tribes and Goguryeo remnants under the two leaders and resisted the Tang's attack. His overwhelming victory over the Tang at the Battle of Tianmenling enabled him to establish his own kingdom. He claimed himself the King of Jin (震 or 振) in 699. He put his capital at Dongmu Mountain in the south of today's Jilin province. Jump to: navigation, search Also the name of a rock band. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... The Mohe (靺鞨, Korean: Malgal, 말갈), were a Tungusic tribe in ancient Manchuria. ...

Balhae soon gained control of most of the former Goguryeo territory. The ruling class of Balhae consisted mostly of Goguryeo (i.e. Korean) people. Balhae declared itself the successor to Goguryeo, and sometimes called itself Goryeoguk (state of Goryeo).

See also

• Rulers of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• Portrait of Dae Jo Young (Korean)