Hŭi of Balhae
8th King of Balhae (r. 812–817)
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Hŭi (Korean: 희; Hanja: 僖; died 817; r. 812?–817) was the eighth king of Balhae. He was the son of King Kang, and the younger brother of King Chŏng. He actively cultivated relations with Tang China, and imported many aspects of Tang culture and governmental systems, and sent Buddhist statues to Tang in 814. He married and had a son named Tae Yŏnjun (대연준).[1] The king used chujak (주작; 朱雀) as his Korean era name.[2]
