Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jing Wang | 景王 |
경왕 (징왕) |
(d. 520 BCE; r. 544-520 BCE). The twenty-fourth ruler of the Zhou and the twelfth ruler of the Eastern Zhou. Prince Meng (王子猛) succeeded to the throne after King Jing's death but was soon afterward assassinated by Prince Chao (王子朝). | 주경왕(周景王) |
| Jing Wuxiu | 景務脩 |
경무수 (징우시우) |
Jing Wuxiu(景務脩) was an eunuch who seized power with his colleague, another eunuch Song Daobi(宋道弼), during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang(唐昭宗). | 경(景) |
| Jing Yanguang | 景延廣 |
경연광 (징양광) |
Jing Yanguang(景延廣) was a powerful courtier of the Later Jin(後晉) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period(五代十國時代). In the reign of Emperor Chu(出帝), despite the opposition of the whole court, he insisted that the Later Jin court should not submit to the Liao(遼)'s military threat. However, after the defeat of the Later Jin dynasty by the Liao(遼), he was taken prisoner and committed suicide. | 경연광(景延廣), 연광(延廣) |
| Jingguo Gongzhu (Princess Jingguo) | 荊國公主 |
형국공주 (징궈궁주) |
Princess Jingguo(荊國公主, 986-1051) was the 9th daughter of Emperor Taizong(太宗) of the Song Dynasty. She married Li Zunxu(李遵勖). | 형국공주(荊國公主) |
| Jingsui | 景遂 |
경수 (징수이) |
(920-958 CE). The third son of the founding emperor of Southern Tang (Nan Tang 南唐) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (wu dai shi guo 五代十國) period. | 이경수(Li Jingsui 李景遂) |
| Jinjiayou | 陳嘉猷 |
진가유 (진자여우) |
Ambassador of Ming China who was dispatched to Joseon Korea in the 5th year of King Sejo's era. His official title at that time was Imperial Attendant of the Ministry of Justice. | 가유(嘉猷), 진가유(陳嘉猷) |
| Jinshan Dada | 金山達達 |
금산달달 (진산다다) |
Thought to refer to a Tartar tribe in a golden mountain. | |
| Jinyuxuchu | 金於虛出 |
금어허출 (진위쉬추) |
Also known as Yuxuchu(於虛出). A paramount chief of the Orangkai Jurchens from Yilan 依蘭 who defected to the Ming. He was appointed commander of Jianzhou Garrison (建州衛指揮使) in the first year (1403) of the Yongle (永樂) era of the Ming. He was the grandfather of Li Manzhu (李滿住) and the father of the third empress of the Yongle (永樂) Emperor. | |
| Jisun | 季孫 |
계손 (지쑨) |
One of the Three Huans 三桓, the powerful ministerial lineages in the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. The Three Huans were Mengsun 孟孫, Shusun 叔孫 and Jisun 季孫, which were the lineages descended from Duke Huan of Lu 魯桓公. The Jisun lineage was most powerful among the Three Huans. | 계씨(Ji Shi 季氏) |
| Jiwen | 繼文 |
계문 (지원) |
Interpreter of Qing China. |