Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Changshan | 李昌山 |
이창산 (리창산) |
A Ming subject. He had once been captured by Jurchens and then escaped to Isan 理山鎭 Town of Korea in 1478. The Choson court sent him back to Liaodong 遼東. | 이창산(李昌山) |
| Li Changshi | 李常世 |
이상세 (리창스) |
Li Changshi(李常世) was a Confucian scholar of the Song Dynasty. He insisted that Confucius(孔子) should be posthumously installed as emperor. | 이상세(李常世) |
| Li Chenfei | 李宸妃 |
이신비 (리천페이) |
Consort Chen(宸妃, 987-1032), family name Li(李), was the imperial concubine of Emperor Zhenzong(眞宗) and the mother of Emperor Renzong(仁宗) of the Song Dynasty. Although Emperor Renzong was her biological son, he was raised as a son of Empress Liu(劉皇后). She was posthumously honored as Empress Zhangyi(章懿皇后). | 이신비(李宸妃) |
| Li Cheng | 李成 |
이성 (리청) |
A Ming eunuch. He was originally Korean. He visited Korea in 1404 along with Ming envoys in order to see their parents. | 이성(李成) |
| Li Chengdong | 李成棟 |
이성동 (리청동) |
A military official under Mao Wenlong 毛文龍. In 1631, he came out from Gado 椵島 and visited Korean villages in order to collect provisions, causing some disturbances. | 이성동(李成棟) |
| Li Chenghe | 李升和 |
이승화 (리청허) |
A Ming official. When O Jun 吳準 visited China as an envoy in 1534, O asked him when the Collection of Ming Statutes 大明會典 would be finished. | 이승화(李升和) |
| Li Chengjia | 李承嘉 |
이승가 (리청자) |
Li Chengjia(李承嘉) was an official of the Tang Dynasty who served Emperor Zhongzong(中宗) as Minister of Censorate(御史大夫). | 이승가(李承嘉) |
| Li Chengliang | 李成梁 |
이성량 (리청량) |
See Li Chengliang 李成樑. | 성량(成梁) |
| Li Chengliang | 李成樑 |
이성량 (리청량) |
(1526-1615). A powerful and capable general of the Ming dynasty possibly of Jurchen origin. He defeated barbarians at ten big battles in Liaodong 遼東 and served as regional commander 總兵 in the region for 30 years. As he became famous and powerful, he accumulated great wealth and was given to luxury; hence, he was impeached and lost his positions in 1591. But he recovered his former positions in 1601. In 1608 he was impeached and lost his positions again due to accusations that he had given up territory and forced Ming subjects to move away from frontier areas. After his dismissal, he lived in Beijing until his death. He fathered five sons, all of whom served as military officials. The most famous among them was the eldest, Li Lusong 李如松 who led the Ming expeditionary army during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 영원백(寧遠伯), 이게(李揭), 이대야(李大爺), 이성량(李成梁), 성량(成樑) |
| Li Chengqian | 承乾 |
승건 (리청쳰) |
Li Chengqian(李承乾, 619-644) was Emperor Taizong(太宗)'s oldest son and the first crown prince, but later he was replaced by his younger brother Li Zhi(李治). Since he feared that his elder brother and the favorite son of Taizong, Li Tai(李泰) would replace him, he plotted with the general Hou Junji(侯君集) to overthrow Emperor Taizong . However the conspiracy was discovered, and he was demoted to commoner. He died in exile. | 승건(承乾), 고명(高明) |