Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiang Yuan | 姜嫄 |
강원 (쟝위안) |
The mother of Hou Ji 后稷 who was the founding ancestor of the Zhou clan. According to legend, she gave virgin birth to Hou Ji after stepping on a divine footprint. | 강원(Jiang Yuan 姜源) |
| Jiang Yue | 姜鉞 |
강월 (장웨) |
Commander of Dongningwei (東寧衛指揮) during the reign of Emperor Shizong of Ming (明世宗). | |
| Jiang Yueguang | 姜曰廣 |
강왈광 (장웨광) |
(1584-1649 CE). A native of Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi 江西 and a politician of the late Ming Dynasty. After the fall of Beijing by to Zicheng 李自成 and the death of Emperor Sizong 思宗, he enthroned the Prince of Fu (福王) as emperor. In 1648, he committed suicide after the failed revolt against the Qing army in Nanchang. | |
| Jiang Zhiqi | 蔣之奇 |
장지기 (장즈치) |
Jiang Zhiqi(蔣之奇, 1031~1104) was an official and poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. He earned the jinshi (進士) degree in 1057. He was appointed Inspecting Censor(監察御使) in the reign of Emperor Yingzong(英宗). He was demoted when he denounced Ouyang Xiu(歐陽脩) for committing adultery with his daughter-in-law. | 장지기(蔣之奇), 지기(之奇) |
| Jiang zong | 江摠[江總] |
강총 (쟝쭝) |
(d. 594). An official and poet during the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui 隋 periods. Favored by Emperor Houzhu of Chen 陳後主 for his remarkable literary talent, he was called as xiake 狎客. After the downfall of Chen 陳 dynasty, he served Emperor Wen of Sui 隋文帝. | 총지(Zongchi 總持) |
| Jianwendi | 簡文帝 |
간문제 (졘원디) |
(320-372; r. 371-372). The 8th emperor of the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty during the Six Dynasties 六朝 period. He was the younger brother of Emperor Ming 明帝, the second emperor of the state. Because he was installed by Huan Wen 桓溫, a powerful military general, the court was dominated by Huan Wen. Prior to ascending the throne, he had played important roles in the administrations of Emperor Mu 穆帝, Emperor Ai 哀帝, and Emperor Fei (廢帝. He is generally regarded as a weak-willed figure, but one who showed enough wisdom to continue to survive and extend the Jin rule. | 간문제(Jianwendi 簡文帝), 진간문제(Jin Jianwendi 晉簡文帝), 사마욱(Sima Yu 司馬昱), 도만(Daowan 道萬), 동진간문제(동진 간문제 東晉 簡文帝) |
| Jiao Hong | 焦竑 |
초횡 (쟈오홍) |
(1540-1620). A native of Nanjing 南京. He was the zhuangyuan 壯元 of 1589. He served as an editor of the Hanlin Academy 翰林院, assistant administrator 州同知 of Funing 福寧, and Minister of the Court of the Imperial Stud 太僕寺丞 successively. He was an accomplished writer and had a large collection of books. | 초횡(焦竑) |
| Jiaogong | 焦貢 |
초공 (쟈오궁) |
A scholar of the Han dynasty and the putative author of Jiaoshi yilin 焦氏易林. | 연수(Yanshou 延壽) |
| Jiaoshifu | 敎師傅 |
교사부 (자오스푸) |
Thought to be one of the leaders of the White Lotus Rebellion (1796-1804) in the Qing Dynasty | |
| Jiaqiinwang | 嘉親王 |
가친왕 (자친왕) |
The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 ~2 September 1820) was the seventh emperor of the Qing Dynasty from 1796 to 1820. During his era, he excuted Heshen (和珅) and devoted himself to restoring the state and stopping opium smuggling in China. | 옹염(顒琰, 滿語: Yong Yan), 영염(永琰), 인종(仁宗), 수천흥운부화수유숭문경무광유효공근검단민영철예황제(受天興運敷化綏猷崇文經武光裕孝恭勤儉端敏英哲睿皇帝), 예황제(睿皇帝), 가경(嘉慶) |