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Balhae

Proper noun

Meaning

Balhae

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

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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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