Mohe people

The Mohe (or Malgal, Mogher) are a Tungusic people in ancient Manchuria.

They are sometimes considered the ancestors of the Jurchens, modern-day Manchus and other Tungusic peoples.

According to some records, they originally dwelt near the Liao River and later migrated southward.

They are involved in the ancient history of Korea: The records of the southern Korean Kingdoms of Baekje and Silla during the forst century and second century CE include numerous battles against the Mohe.

Later they become subject to the northern Korean kingdom of Goguryeo and its successor state, Balhae.The Mohe also participate in the kingdom of Balhae, 698-926.

The founder of Balhae, Dae Jo-yeong, is possibly a former Goguryeo general of Sumo Mohe stock, although the Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms (Samguk Yusa) written by Koreans several hundred years later, states that he was of Goguryeo stock.

After the fall of Balhae, few historical traces of the Mohe can be found, though they are considered to be the main ethnic group that becomes the Jurchen.

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