Editing Mu of Balhae

{{Short description|2nd King of Balhae (r. 719–737)}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| title = Mu of Balhae

| c = {{linktext|武|王}}
| p = Wǔwáng 
| w = Wuwang

| hangul = 무왕
| hanja = 武王
| rr=Mu wang
| mr=Mu wang

| chinese_header2 = Birth name in Chinese
| c2 = {{linktext|大|武|艺}}
| p2 = Dà Wǔyì 
| w2 = Ta Wui

| korean_header2 = Birth name in Korean
| hangul2 = 대무예
| hanja2 = 大武藝
| rr2 = Dae Muye
| mr2 = Tae Muye
}}
{{Kings of Balhae}}
'''Dae Mu-ye''', also known as '''King Mu''' ({{korean|hangul=무왕|hanja=武王}}) (r. 719–737), was the second king of the [[Balhae]]. He is noted for the military expansion of his domain.<ref>{{cite web |title=「渤海と古代の日本」 |url=http://www.nihonkaigaku.org/library/lecture/i110211-houkoku.pdf |website=2010 年度第 6 回日本海学講座 |publisher=酒寄 雅志}}</ref>

== Background ==
Dae Mu-ye was the eldest son of [[Dae Jo-yeong]], the founder of the ancient kingdom of [[Balhae]], He ascended to the throne after the death in 719 of his father. He was given the title of "King of the [[Gyeru]] Province" by [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang|Tang Emperor Xuanzong]]. He gave the posthumous title King Go to his father, Dae Jo-yeong. Since then, He declared the era name ''In-an'', an act of independence from China's [[Tang dynasty]]. On the other hand, he frequently sent embassies to the Tang, including his sons and brothers.

== Reign ==
Balhae's aggressive expansion triggered frictions with Tang China, [[Silla]] of southern Korea, the [[Khitan people|Khitan]]s, the [[Kumo Xi|Xi]]<!--Xi (state) had ceased to exist ca. 680 BCE-->, the [[Göktürk]]s, and several [[Mohe people|Mohe]] tribes. When the [[Heishui Mohe]] in the north of Balhae came under the direct control of the Tang in 727, he attacked the Heishui Mohe fearing a pincer attack.

732, King Mu ordered a [[punitive expedition]] against Tang in present-day [[Shandong]], sending the Balhae navy at the command of [[Jang Mun-hyu]]. In the same year, he led troops to Madushan (馬都山) in the vicinity of [[Shanhai Pass|Shanhaiguan]] and occupied nearby towns.<ref>New History of Tang Dynasty Wuchengci zhuan, p.4597; Comprehensive Mirror to Add in Government, Vol.210, Xuanzhong Kaiyuan 21st Year, January, "Kaoyi",p.6800</ref>  In 733, Chinese [[Emperor Xuánzong of Tang|Emperor Xuanzong]] ordered Dae Mun-ye to attack Balhae, along with forces from [[Silla]], but the attack was unsuccessful and they were repelled.

In 727, Balhae began to dispatch embassies to [[Japan]] to avoid international isolation. The king sent an official document to Japan indicating that Balhae recovered the terrain of [[Goguryeo]] and succeeded to the culture of [[Buyeo kingdom|Buyeo]]. Japan, whose relationship with [[Silla]] was strained, welcomed them as a revival of Goguryeo.

In 732, He made an assault on [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] empire's [[Penglai, Shandong|Dengzhou]]. During the assault, the local governor of Dengzhou Wei Jun was killed. The assault was mostly an act of piracy and did not elevate to an international conflict until Wei's death. Later, Tang, allied with [[Silla]], invaded Balhae but the advance of the allied troops was deterred by heavy snow.<ref>{{Cite book|title=王维集校注|publisher=Zhonghua Book Company|year=2017|isbn=9787101012002|editor-last=Chen|editor-first=Tiemin|location=Beijing|pages=98}}</ref>

Dae Muye was succeeded by his son [[Dae Heummu]] in 737.

==See also==
*[[List of Korean monarchs]]
*[[History of Korea]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058453 Encyclopædia Britannica]
*[http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9374564 Britannica Concise Encyclopedia]
* {{worldhistory|section=378}}
*[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0859140.html Columbia Encyclopedia]
*[http://countrystudies.us/north-korea/7.htm U.S. Library of Congress: Country Studies]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070614135754/http://bluecabin.com.ne.kr/kyuwon/images/Kw30.gif Provinces of Balhae Kingdom]
* {{in lang|ko}} [http://www.koreandb.net/KoreanKing/html/person/p132_03840.htm The extension of Balhae Kingdom under King Mu]

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