Jeongan 定安國 정안국
938–986
Capital	Xijing/Seogyeong [ko]
Common languages	Unknown
Religion	Unknown
Government	Monarchy
King
• 938–976	Yeol Manhwa (first)
• 976–986	Oh Hyeon-myeong (last)
History
• Establishment	938
• Fall	986
Preceded by Succeeded by Balhae Goryeo Dynasty Liao Dynasty
Today part of	China North Korea

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Jeongan orDing'an (Chinese:定安國;Korean:정안국; 938–986) was a successor state ofBalhae (Bohai) founded byYeol Man-hwa (Lie Wanhua).

The early history of Jeongan is mostly unknown. Large number of rebels emerged on the former Balhae territories after the kingdom's conquest by theLiao dynasty in 926, although most were quickly defeated by Liao forces. GeneralYeol Manhwa (Lie Wanhua) established Jeongan in the mid-930s, at a time when the Liao puppet state ofDongdan was abolished and the main Liao forces left the region.^[1] Jeongan is recorded to have enlisted the assistance of neighboring tribes with the hopes of overthrowing the Liao dynasty, but apparently failed to do so.

In 970, the king paid tribute to theSong dynasty together with the neighboringJurchens.^[1] The official Chinese historical record, theHistory of Song claimed that Jeongan people's origin can be traced back to the former confederacy ofMahan. However, the Mahan confederacy in the distant south of the Korean peninsula had disappeared for almost a millennium by the 10th century, and many scholars consider this record, written in theYuan dynasty, to be an error.^[1] Oh Hyeon-myeong himself, on the other hand, stated that his people were Balhae remnants that lived the former land ofGoguryeo. The purpose of Jeongan's tributary mission was a proposal that the Song and Jeongan ally and initiate a joint attack against the Liao, which the Song declined due to the Liao's military prowess.^[2][3][4]

In 975, the Liao Dynasty once again invaded Jeongan, which failed.^[5] In 976, the Yeol clan was replaced by the Oh clan, and Jeongan was ruled byOh Hyeon-myeong (Wu Xuanming) until before it was finally destroyed by the Liao dynasty in 986 CE. Korean historians theorize that the Oh Clan's replacement of the Yeol Clan may have been violent and could have played a role in the destruction of Jeongan. According to theGoryeosa, tens of thousands of Balhae refugees fled to Goryeo in 979, and was recorded as the largest Balhae migration since the 936 exodus when Balhae Crown PrinceDae Gwang-hyeon had similarly led tens of thousands of refugees into Goryeo.^[6]

Although Jeongan officially fell in 986, records indicate that Balhae resistance against the Liao continued despite the fall of the state and the Liao had to establish three military outposts in the lowerYalu River when they formally annexed Jeongan in 991.^[7] The last remnants of Balhae resistance from the former state of Jeongan were destroyed by 999.^[8][9]

1. Yeol Man-hwa/Lie Wanhua (烈萬華, 열만화, 938–976)
2. Oh Hyeon-myeong/Wu Xuanming (烏玄明, 오현명, 976–986)

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