Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Ruwu | 李如梧 |
이여오 (리루우) |
A relative of Li Chengliang 李成樑. | 이여오(李如梧), 여오(如梧) |
| Li Ruzhang | 李如樟 |
이여장 (리루장) |
A younger brother of Li Rusong 李如松. He followed Rusong in the Ningxia 寧夏 conquest and made military contributions. He became a regional commander 總兵 in Guangxi 廣西. | 여장(如樟) |
| Li Shan | 李山 |
이산 (리산) |
Ming subjects who were sent to Ming China from the 1450s to the 1480s; therought to be different persons with the same name; some of them escaped from Jurchens to Joseon | 이산(李山) |
| Li Shang | 酈商 |
역상 (리상) |
One of the meritorious retainers at the founding of the Western Han dynasty. A younger brother of Li Yiji 酈食其. | |
| Li Shangyin | 李義山 |
이의산 (리상인) |
Li Shangyin(李商隱, 812-858) was a famous Tang poet. He was unfortunate as an official, but he was well-known for his beautiful aesthetic poetry. | 이의산(李義山) |
| Li Shangzhong | 李尙忠 |
이상충 (리상중) |
A Ming general. He was defeated and killed at Anshan by the Manchus sometime before 1626. | 이상충(李尙忠) |
| Li Shangzuo | 李上佐 |
이상좌 (리상쭤) |
A commoner of the Ming Dynasty(明) who escaped to Joseon(朝鮮) and was sent back to Liaodong(遼東) by the Joseon authorities during the reign of Seongjong(成宗). | 이상좌(李上佐) |
| Li Shaoweng | 李少翁 |
이소옹 (리사오웡) |
A necromancer 方士 during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝. | 이소옹(李少翁) |
| Li Shen | 李紳 |
이신 (리선) |
Li Shen(李紳, ?-846) was an official and poet of the Tang Dynasty who served Emperor Wuzong(武宗) as chancellor. Born in Wuxi(無錫) of Run Prefecture(潤州), he became jinshi and started his official career as an assistant professor at the Imperial University(國子助教). Involved in Niu-Li Factional Struggles(牛李黨爭), he was later demoted and exiled. | 이신(李紳), 공수(公垂) |
| Li Sheng | 李晟 |
이성 (리성) |
Li Sheng(李晟, 727~793), originally a low ranking officer on the frontier, was later was installed as the Prince of Xiping(西平郡王)) for his distinguished service in the Rebellion of Zhu Ci(朱泚). | 이성(李晟), 양기(良器) |