Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jie Jin | 解縉 |
해진 (졔진) |
(1369~1415). A native of Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi 江西. The first ranking grand secretary 內閣首輔 of Ming. The Emperor Hongwu 洪武 loved his talent and Emperor Jianwen 建文 made him editorial assistant 待詔 of the Hanlin Academy 翰林院. After Emperor Yongle 永樂 usurped the throne, Jie was promoted to the first ranking grand secretary. He compiled the Veritable Records 實錄 of Emperor Taizu 明太祖 and the Encyclopedia of Yongle 永樂大典 among other books. Later he was involved in succession struggles and was eventually executed. | 해진(解縉) |
| Jie Ni | 桀溺 |
걸닉 (제니) |
A famous recluse 隱士 during the Spring and Autumn period. | 닉(Ni 溺) |
| Jie Sheng | 解生 |
해생 (졔성) |
Vice regional commander 副總 of the Ming army. He fought against the Japanese in Jikshan 稷山 among other places duing the second invasion of the Imjin War 丁酉再亂. | 해부총(解副揔), 해생(解生) |
| Jie Zitui | 介子推 |
개자추 (제쯔투이) |
(d. 636 BCE). A loyal retainer of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公 during the Spring and Autumn period who accompanied Prince Zhong'er 重耳 (later Duke Wen) during the nineteen-year wandering. | 개지추(Jie zhi Tui 介之推), 개자(Jie Zi 介子), 개추(Jie Tui 介推) |
| Jie zhi Tui | 介之推 |
개지추 (제즈투이) |
See Jie Zitui 介子推. | |
| Jin An | 金安 |
김안 (진안) |
One of the twenty nine Joseon eunuchs who were sent to the Ming emperor in 1407. | |
| Jin Andi | 晉安帝 |
진안제 (진안디) |
(382-419; r. 397-418). An emperor of the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty. Because he was born with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the court was controlled by his uncle Sima Daozi 司馬道子, the Prince of Kuaiji 會稽王. | 사마덕종(Sima Dezong 司馬德宗) |
| Jin Annu | 金安奴 |
금안노 (진안누) |
Jin Annu (金安奴) was a commoner of the Ming(明), who was a prisoner of Jurchen(女眞) and later escaped to Joseon(朝鮮) during the reign of Seongjong(成宗) | 금안노(金安奴) |
| Jin Bao | 金保 |
김보 (진바오) |
A Ming person who was arrested in Tangzhan (湯站) on the charge of illegal trade with Joseon merchants in 1542. | |
| Jin Bao 金寶 | 金寶 | 김보 |