Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin Shuoyuan | 金碩原 |
김석원 (진숴위안) |
A Ming commoner who had been taken prisoner by the Jurchens(女眞) and later fled to Joseon. He was sent back to Liaodong(遼東) by the Joseon authorities during the reign of King Seongjong(成宗). | 김석원(金碩原) |
| Jin Tiemuer | 金帖木兒 |
금첩목아 (진톄무얼) |
A platoon commander (摠旗) in Dongning (東寧), Liaodong (遼東), who was taken captive by the Jianzhou Jurchens. He was released due to the intercession of the Joseon envoy and sent back to Liaodong (遼東). | 첩목아(帖木兒) |
| Jin Wanxian | 金萬先 |
김만선 (진완셴) |
A Chinese refugee who was sent back to Liaodong 遼東 by the Joseon authorities. | |
| Jin Wen Gong | 晉文公 |
진문공 (진원궁) |
(697-628 BCE; r. 636-628 BCE). Duke Wen of Jin. A ruler of the state of Jin 晉 during the Spring and Autumn period. He ascended to the throne after over nineteen-years of wandering. During his reign, Jin became the most powerful state, defeating the state of Chu 楚, an archenemy in the south, in the battle of Chengpu 城濮. One of the so-called Five Hegemons 五覇. | 문(Wen 文), 문공文公 |
| Jin Wencai | 金文才 |
금문재 (진원차이) |
One of the company commanders (qianzong 千摠) during the Chongzhen era (1628-1644) of the Ming. | |
| Jin Wendi | 晉文帝 |
진문제 (진원디) |
See Sima Zhao 司馬昭 | 사마소(Sima Zhao 司馬昭) |
| Jin Wensheng | 金文盛 |
금문성 (진원성) |
One of the military officials dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). The court of Joseon wanted to appoint him a military instructor, but it is not clear whether he was actually appointed. | |
| Jin Wudi | 晉武帝 |
진무제 (진무제) |
(236-290: r. 265-290). The founding emperor of the Jin 晉 dynasty. The grandson of Sima Yi 司馬懿 and the son of Sima Zhao 司馬昭. He conquered the Eastern Wu 東吳 in 280 and reunited China. | 무(Wu 武), 무제(Wudi 武帝), 진제(Jindi 晋帝), 사마염(Siam Yan 司馬炎), 안세(Anshi 安世), 세조(世祖) |
| Jin Wuzhi | 金勿之 |
김물지 (진우즈) |
One of the eunuchs from Joseon who served in the Ming palace. He visited Joseon following the Ming envoy in 1407. | |
| Jin Xi | 金璽 |
김새 (진시) |
A Ming commoner who had been taken prisoner by the Jurchens(女眞) and later fled to the Joseon. He was sent back to Liaodong(遼東) by the Joseon authorities during the reign of King Sejong(世宗). | 김새(金璽), 새(璽) |