Balhae

Proper noun

Meaning

Balhae

(historical) A kingdom in southern Manchuria and northeastern Korea in the late first millennium.

Examples

Around the same time, Balhae collapsed and its last remaining crown prince fled south to Goryeo, where he was accepted into the imperial family. Source: Internet

However, Unified Silla weakened under internal strife, and surrendered to Goryeo in 935. Balhae, Silla's neighbor to the north, was formed as a successor state to Goguryeo. Source: Internet

However, 30 years after the fall of Goguryeo, a Goguryeo general by the name of Dae Joyeong founded the Korean-Mohe state of Balhae and successfully expelled the Tang presence from much of the former Goguryeo territories. Source: Internet

No historical records from Balhae have survived, and the Liao left no histories of Balhae. Source: Internet

The Balhae people also enjoyed dog meat, and the Koreans' appetite for canine cuisine seems to have come from that era. Source: Internet

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