Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Shi | 黃使 |
황사 (황스) |
A Chinese merchant from Fujian who drifted to Do Port on Jin Island of Joseon Korea. | |
| Huang Sunmao | 黃孫茂 |
황손무 (황쑨마오) |
A Ming eunuch. Along with twenty thousand soldiers, he came to Gado 椵島 as an army supervisor 監軍 in 1634. He asked the Korean court for dozens of ships. In 1636 he came to Korea as an envoy with the edict encouraging the Korean court to fight against Nurhaci 努爾哈赤. | 황감군(黃監軍), 황손무(黃孫茂) |
| Huang Tang | 黃裳 |
황상 (황탕) |
Assumed to refer to Liu Huangtang 劉黃裳. | 황상(黃裳) |
| Huang Tingjian | 黃庭堅 |
황정견 (황팅젠) |
Huang Tingjian(黃庭堅, 1045-1105) was an official and poet of the Song Dynasty. He earned the jinshi(進士) degree in 1067. He was referred to as the founder of the Jiangxi poet group(江西詩派) and one of the Four masters of the Northern Song Dynasty(北宋四家) along with Wang Anshi(王安石), Su Shi(蘇軾) and Ouyang Xiu(歐陽脩). | 산곡(山谷), 황산곡(黃山谷), 노직(魯直), 산곡도인(山谷道人) |
| Huang Weizheng | 黃惟正 |
황유정 (황웨이정) |
A Ming officer of Liaodong 遼東, and a subordinate of Zu Dashou 祖大壽. | 황유정(黃惟正) |
| Huang Xian | 黃憲 |
황헌 (황셴) |
(75-122 CE). A native of Shenyang 愼陽. A reputed gentleman during the Eastern Han period. Born in a poor family, he was famous for his learning. Although he was recommended as Fillial and Incorrupt 孝廉, he never took an official post. | |
| Huang Yan | 黃儼 |
황엄 (황옌) |
A favorite eunuch of Emperor Yongle 永樂. He visited Korea eleven times in order to anounce the appointment of new Joseon kings or ask tributes including horses, eunuchs and ladies. He tried to enthrone King Zhao 趙王 as the next emperor but failed to do so. He must have been executed by the next Hongxi 洪熙 emperor. | 엄(儼), 황(黃), 황엄(黃儼), 황태감(黃太監) |
| Huang Yan | 黃延 |
황연 (황옌) |
A native of Dongningwei 東寧衛, Liaodong 遼東. He was taken by Jurchens. Later he escaped to Manpojin 滿浦鎭, Korea. Eventually he was sent back to China in 1480. | 황연(黃延) |
| Huang Yingyang | 黃應陽 |
황응양 (황잉양) |
A native of Hangzhou 沆州. He was a subordinate officer of Qi Jiguang 戚繼光 when Qi suppressed Japanese pirates. Huang came to Korea in 1592 to collect information about the Japanese invasion of Joseon. After he returned to Ming, he encouraged the Ming court to dispatch an army in order to help Joseon. He returned to Korea in 1593. He did not recieve gifts from Koreans. King Seonjo 宣祖 highly regarded his military contributions and integrity. He visited Korea again in 1612 in order to investigate the situation in Japan. | 응양(應陽), 황응(黃應), 황응양(黃應陽), 황응양(黃應陽), 황지휘(黃指揮), 황지휘응양(黃指揮應陽) |
| Huang Yingyang | 黃應暘 |
황응양 (황잉양) |
See Huang Yingyang 黃應陽. | 응양(應暘), 황응양(黃應暘), 황응양(黃應暘) |