List of provinces of Balhae

The Balhae kingdom controlled most of the historical region of Manchuria within the Amur River until the sea. Under the influence of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, the administration system of the Balhae kingdom was composed of ::- 5 capitals : a Supreme capital with four secondary capitals:- 15 provinces:- and 62 prefectures

Former Balhae provinces

Manzhou Yuanliu Gao provides records which show that the Balhae had occupied the "Bisa Fortress" at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula. The History of Liao records that the Balhae established provinces at the "Sin Fortress", "Gaemo Fortress", "Baegam Fortress", "Yodong Fortress" and "Ansi Fortress" area in Liaodong, as well as a substantial portion of the Liaoxi area. The Balhae sovereign’s message to Yamato Kingdom in 796 states that it has recovered the entire old Goguryeo territory and its ruler’s authority now shines beyond the Liao River. The Balhae came to occupy almost the whole of Manchuria, including the Songhua and Ussuri basins as well as the whole adjoining coastal zone along the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

* 약홀주(若忽州) present-day Dandong
* 목저주(木底州) ( 요동성 태자하 (太子河)근방)/법고현 섭무대(法庫縣葉武臺)
* 현도주 (玄兎州) (현재 만주의 무순 근방)

Trivia

* Balhae Provinces coming from Andong protectorate ::- Namhae province is corresponding to former Qusu (Hangul: 거소주 Hanja/Hanzi :去素州), Qudan (Hangul: 거단주 Hanja/Hanzi :去旦州), 식리주(識利州):- Weolhui province is corresponding to former Yuexi (Hangul: 월희주 Hanja/Hanzi :越喜州):- Dongpyeong is corresponding to former Funie 불열주(拂涅州):- Jangnyung is corresponding to former 제북주(諸北州):- Yalu is corresponding to former 안시주(安市州) and 창암주(倉巖州):- Hoewon is corresponding to former 연진주(延津州):- Hyeondeok is corresponding to former 여산주(黎山州)

See also

* List of Provinces of Liao

External links

* [http://www.history21.org/zb41/data/discuss/포맷변환_발해사진.jpg발해내 말갈의 위치에 관한 지도]
* [http://www.kyungsung.ac.kr/~palhae/image/palmap.gif발해 행정지도 5경 15부 62주]
* [http://chamedu.new21.org/zb4/data/do3/jung.gif발해의 행정지도]
* [http://www.searchnavi.com/~hp/koguryo/balhe-14.htm Ningan the Supreme Capital of Balhae Kingdom]
* [http://www.iskz.com/?action_viewthread_tid_3500.html 渤海国行政区划(转贴)(中，朝)]

* [http://www.eastasianhistory.pe.kr/lecture/data/2131.pdf The Union of the Ye-mack Tungus and the Mohe-Ruzhen Tungus]