Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin Xian Gong | 晉獻公 |
진헌공 (진셴궁) |
(r. 676-651 BCE). Duke Xian of Jin. A ruler of the state of Jin 晉 during the Spring and Autumn period. During his reign, Jin moved its capital from Quwu 曲沃 to Jiang 絳, and greatly expanded the territory by annexing the small neighboring polities. | 헌공(Xian Gong 獻公) |
| Jin Xiang Gong | 晋襄公 |
진양공 (진샹궁) |
(r. 627-621 BCE). Duke Xiang of Jin. A ruler of the state of Jin 晉 during the Spring and Autumn period. A son of Duke Wen 文公. | 양공襄公 |
| Jin Xiaowu | 晉孝武 |
진효무 (진샤오우) |
See DongJin Xiaowudi 東晉 孝武帝 | 효무제(Xiaowudi 孝武帝), 사마요(Sima Yao 司馬曜) |
| Jin Xing | 金興 |
김흥 (진싱) |
Born in Cheongju (淸州), Chungcheong (忠淸) Province, Joseon. Birth name Kim Anmyeong (金安明). A Vice Director of the Right for Palace Delicacies (尚膳監右監丞) who was dispatched to Joseon as a member of the Ming envoy's staff in 1452 and several other times. | 김태감(金太監), 김흥가(金興家), 흥(興) |
| Jin Xiyun | 金希允 |
금희윤 (진시윈) |
An imperial agent (旗牌官) under Vice Minister of the Right (右侍郞) of the Ministry of War (兵部) Song Yingchang (宋應昌) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Jin Xuezeng | 金學曾 |
김학증 (진쉐쩡) |
A provincial military commander (軍門, or 提督) of Dengzhou (登州) during the Wanli period. | |
| Jin Yaqin | 金亞侵 |
금아침 (진야친) |
One of the Ming commoners taken captive by Japanese pirates who fled to Joseon. He was sent to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in 1417. | |
| Jin Yizhuang | 金義莊 |
금의장 (진이좡) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by the Mongols and fled to Joseon during the reign of King Yejong (睿宗) of Joseon. | |
| Jin You | 金宥 |
김유 (진유) |
Born in Jeokseong (積城), Gyeongi (京畿) Province, Joseon. The Vice Director of the Left for Palace Delicacies (尚膳監左監丞) of the Ming who was dispatched to Joseon as a member of the Ming envoy's staff several times from 1452 to 1468. | |
| Jin Yuandi | 晉元帝 |
진원제 (진위안디) |
(276-323; r. 317-322). The first emperor of the Eastern Jin 東晉. The son of Sima Jin 司馬覲, the Prince of Langye 琅邪王. After Emperor Min 愍帝 was killed by the order of Liu Cong 劉聰 in 317, the Jin court fled south and established a new capital at Jiankang 建康. He declared himself Emperor of the Eastern Jin at that time. | 사마예(Sima Rui 司馬睿), 랑야공왕(Lanngye Gongwang 瑯琊恭王), 진중종(Jin Zhongzong 晉中宗) |