Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiang Bin | 江彬 |
강빈 (장빈) |
(d. 1521). A native of Xuanfu 宣府, the Northern Metropolitan Area (北直隸). A favorite retainer of the Zhengde Emperor 正德帝 of the Ming who provided the emperor with the beauties. He was executed by the order of the empress dowager after the death of the Zhengde Emperor. | |
| Jiang Bin | 姜彬 |
강빈 (쟝빈) |
Refers to Jiang Bin 江彬; see Jiang Bin 江彬 | |
| Jiang Cai | 姜才 |
강재 (장차이) |
Jiang Cai(姜才, ?~1276) was a general of the late Southern Song Dynasty(南宋). After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, he dedicated himself to fighting against the Yuan Dynasty(元). In 1276, betrayed by his subordinate, he was captured and executed by the Yuan army. | 강재(姜才) |
| Jiang Chao | 江潮 |
강조 (장차오) |
A commissioner (委官) who was dispatched from Liaodong 遼東 to Joseon 朝鮮 during the reign of Emperor Shizong of Ming (明世宗). | |
| Jiang Chong | 江充 |
강충 (쟝충) |
(d. 91 BCE). A native of Handan 邯鄲 in Zhao 趙. While investigating the witchcraft case (wugu 巫蠱), he tried to incriminate the heir apparent Liu Ju 劉據 with whom he had been at enmity. He was killed by the adherents of Liu Ju, and his whole family was exterminated by Emperor Wu of Han. | |
| Jiang Dingguo | 江定國 |
강정국 (장딩궈) |
A mobile corps commander (遊擊) under Commissioner-in-Chief (都督) Huang Long 黃龍 during the Chongzhen era (1628-1644) of the Ming Dynasty. | 강(江) |
| Jiang Fu | 姜福 |
강복 (쟝푸) |
A Ming commoner from Dongning 東寧, Liaodong 遼東, who was cast away on the shore of Dangjinpo 唐津浦 of Joseon in the twenty-seventh year (1532) of King Jungjong 中宗 of Joseon. | |
| Jiang Ge | 江革 |
강혁 (쟝거) |
A native of Linzi 臨淄 in Qi 齊 during the Eastern Han period. One of the key subjects of Emperor Zhang 章帝. | |
| Jiang Gongfu | 姜公輔 |
강공보 (장궁푸) |
Jiang Gongfu(姜公輔) was an official of the Tang Dynasty. He earned the jinshi degree(進士) and was reputed to be a man of strict integrity. When Emperor Dezong(德宗) tried to build a pagoda for his deceased daughter, Princess Tang'an(唐安公主), he strongly opposed the emperor's idea. His opposition annoyed the emperor, and he was demoted. | 강공보(姜公輔) |
| Jiang Gongwang | 江公望 |
강공망 (장공왕) |
A remonstrator of the left (左司諫) during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song (宋徽宗). | 공망(Gongwang 公望) |