Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Chunguang | 李春光 |
이춘광 (리춘광) |
A Vice Minister 侍郞 of the Ministry of War during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 이춘광(李春光) |
| Li Chuping | 李初平 |
이초평 (리추핑) |
Li Chuping(李初平) was an official of the Song Dynasty. When Zhou Dunyi(周敦頤) was Magistrate of Guiyang(桂陽令), Li Chuping tried to learn from Zhou although he was the senior officer. | 이초평(李初平), 초평(初平) |
| Li Cong | 李瑤[李琮] |
이요[이종] (리충) |
Li Cong(李琮) was the son of Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗) and the elder brother of Emperor Suzong(肅宗) of the Tang dynasty. After his death, he was posthumously installed as Crown Prince Jingde(靖德) in 752 and as Emperor Fengtian(奉天皇帝) in 756. | 정덕태자(靖德太子), 종(琮) |
| Li Congsan | 李葱三 |
이총삼 (리충싼) |
A Ming subject who was living in Liaodong 遼東 in the 1550s. | 이총삼(李葱三), 총삼(葱三) |
| Li Cui | 李璀 |
이최 (리추이) |
Li Cui(李璀, ?-785) was a son of the Tang general Li Huaiguang(李懷光) who was of Mohe(靺鞨) origins and from Balhae(渤海). During the reign of Emperor Dezong(德宗), Li Huaiguang revolted but failed and committed suicide. Li Cui confessed to the emperor about his father’s rebellion plot and killed himself. | 이최(李璀) |
| Li Da | 李達 |
이달 (리다) |
A eunuch originally from Korea. He came to Korea in 1407 with an imperial order to secure new eunuchs of Korean origin. | 이달(李達) |
| Li Dahan | 李大漢 |
이대한 (리다한) |
A subordinate of Li Bianlong, an assignee of the regional military commissioner of Liaodong. | 이대한(李大漢) |
| Li Daochuan | 李道傳 |
이도전 (리다오촨) |
Li Daochuan(李道傳) was an official of the Southern Song Dynasty. He came from Long Prefecture(隆州) and earned the jinshi (進士) degree in 1196. Afther Zhu Xi(朱熹)'s death, he compiled and published the Quotations from Master Zhu(朱子語錄). | 이도전(李道傳), 관지(貫之) |
| Li Dengsi | 李登四 |
이등사 (리덩쓰) |
A Manchurian chief official who dwelled in Sedong, Gosanri, Ganggye of Korea. | |
| Li Deyu | 李德裕 |
이덕유 (리더위) |
Li Deyu(李德裕, 787-850) was an official of the Tang Dynasty. He served Emperor Wenzong(文宗), Emperor Wuzong(武宗) and Emperor Xuanzong(宣宗) as chancellor. He was the son of Li Jifu(李吉甫), chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xianzong(憲宗). He was the leader of the Li Faction(李黨) in the decades long Niu-Li Factional Struggles(牛李黨爭). He was particularly powerful during Emperor Wuzong's reign. After Emperor Wuzong's death, however, Emperor Xuanzong, who had long despised him for his hold on power, had him demoted and exiled. He eventually died in exile. | 덕유(德裕), 이덕유(李德裕), 이덕유(李德裕), 문요(文饒) |