Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Jie | 廉潔 |
염결 (롄제) |
A native of the state of Wey 衛. A disciple of Confucius. | 조성후(Zuocheng Hou 胙城侯), 조성후(Zuocheng Hou 胙城候) |
| Lian Po | 廉頗 |
염파 (롄포) |
One of the greatest military commanders during the Warring States period. Although he distinguished himself in many battles in the state of Zhao 趙, he escaped from his mother country and died in Chu 楚. | 염(Lian 廉), 파(Po 頗) |
| Lian Zining | 練子寧 |
연자녕 (롄쯔닝) |
(1350-1402 CE). A native of Linjiang (臨江), Jiangxi (江西). A censor (御史) during the Jianwen era (1399-1402) of the Ming. He was executed by slow slicing (凌遲) for criticizing the Yongle emperor (永樂帝) who had usurped the throne. | |
| Liang Bo | 梁伯 |
양백 (량보) |
The last ruler of the state of Liang 梁, which was destroyed by the state of Qin 秦, during the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Liang Chen | 梁琛 |
양침 (량천) |
A Former Yan (Qian Yan 前燕) official recorded in the Tongjian gangmu 通鑑綱目, who was dispatched to the Former Qin (Qian Qin 前秦) in the Sixteen Kingdoms period. | 침(Chen 琛) |
| Liang Hui Wang | 梁惠王 |
양혜왕 (량후이왕) |
(400 - 319 BCE; r. 370 – 319 BCE). King Hui of Liang. The third ruler of the state of Wei 魏 during the Warring States period. He moved the capital from Anyi 安邑 to Daliang 大梁 in 361 BCE. In 344, he claimed the title of king (wang 王), calling himself King Hui of Liang 梁惠王. The Mencius records the conversation between him and Mencius. | 양왕(Liang Wang 梁王), 양혜(Liang Hui 梁惠), 위혜왕(Wei Hui Wang 魏惠王), 혜왕(Hui Wang 惠王) |
| Liang Ji | 梁冀 |
양기 (량지) |
(d. 159 CE). General-in-chief 大將軍 during the reign of Emperor Shun of Han 漢順帝. His whole family was exterminated by the group of eunuchs during the reign of Emperor Huan of Han 漢桓帝. | 기(Ji 冀), 량(Liang 梁), 량기(Liang Ji 梁冀), 량장군(Li Jiangjun 梁將軍) |
| Liang Jianwendi | 梁簡文帝 |
양간문제 (량졘원디/샤오강) |
(503–551). The second emperor of the Liang 梁 dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. He was also renowned as a poet. Hou Jing 侯景 rebelled against the Liang dynasty in 549 and enthroned him so that he was almost completely under Hou Jing's control. | 소강(Xiaogang 蕭綱), 세찬(Shizuan 世纘) |
| Liang Jie | 梁玠 |
양개 (량졔) |
(1505-1576 CE). A native of Fenglai (蓬萊), Dengzhou (登州). A teacher of the prominent Ming general Qi Jiguang 戚繼光 during his childhood. | |
| Liang Jiexuan | 梁戒玄 |
양계현 (량졔쉬안) |
A Joseon-origin interpreter of the later Jin |