Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liang Xiao Wang | 梁孝王 |
양효왕 (량샤오왕) |
(184?-144 BCE). Personal name Liu Wu 劉武. The second son of Emperor Wen of the Han 漢文帝 and the Empress Dou 竇皇后. The younger brother of Emperor Jing 景帝. He rendered distinguished service in suppressing the Revolt of the Seven Princedoms. Even though he assassinated Yuan Ang 袁盎 who opposed his installation as the heir apparent, he was pardoned by Emperor Jing. | 양효(梁孝), 양효왕(梁孝王) |
| Liang Xin | 梁心 |
양심 (량신) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Liang Younian | 梁有年 |
양유년 (량유녠) |
A Supervising Secretary of the Left (左給事中) of the Office of Scrutiny for Rites (禮科) who was dispatched to Joseon as an envoy in 1605. He served as Provincial Administration Commissioner of the Right (右布政使) of Zhejiang (浙江) | 량(梁), 량천사(梁天使), 양년형(梁年兄) |
| Liang Yuandi | 梁元帝 |
양원제 (량위안디) |
(508–555). An emperor of the Liang 梁 dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. After Hou Jing 侯景 was defeated in 552, he declared himself emperor. The Western Wei 西魏's forces captured the capital Jiangling 江陵 in 554 and executed him in the next year. | 소역(Xiaoyi 蕭繹), 세성(Shicheng 世誠) |
| Liang Yuandi | 齊元帝[梁元帝] |
제원제[양원제] (량위안디) |
See Liang Yuandi 梁元帝. | 제원(齊元) |
| Liang Zhan | 梁鱣 |
양전 (량잔) |
A native of the state of Qi 齊. A disciple of Confucius. | 천승후(Qiancheng Hou 千乘侯) |
| Liang Zhiyuan | 梁之垣 |
양지원 (량즈위안) |
A native of Dengzhou (登州) and a jinshi of 1607. He was appointed Army-Inspecting Censor (監軍御史) in the first year (1621) of the Tianqi era (1621-1627), and dispatched to Korea with an imperial message in the following year. | 단애(丹崖), 량(梁), 량감군(梁監軍), 량대인(梁大人), 량야(梁爺), 량지원(梁之垣), 맹견(孟堅), 지원(之垣) |
| Liang Zuling | 梁祖齡 |
양조령 (량쭈링) |
A jinshi of 1586. As Assistant Administration Commissioner of the Right (右參議) of the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission (山東布政司), he was dispatched to Korea to inspect the Ming army during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). Later he served as Governor 巡撫 of Henan 天津 | 량포정(梁布政), 조령(祖齡) |
| Liangqiu He | 梁丘賀 |
양구하 (량츄허) |
A distinguished scholar of the Changes 易 and a high-ranking official during the reign of Emperor Xuan 宣帝 in the Western Han dynasty. | |
| Liao Daozong | 遼道宗 |
요도종 (랴오다오쭝) |
(1032-1101 CE; r. 1055-1101 CE). The eighth emperor of the Liao 遼 Dynasty. | 도종(Daozong 道宗) |