Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liu Jiang | 劉彊 |
유강 (류장) |
(25-58 CE). The eldest son of Emperor Guangwu of Han 漢光武帝. He was appointed as the heir apparent in 26 CE. When his mother, Empress Guo, was deposed, he asked Emperor Guangwu to be appointed as a regional king of his own accord. | 동평(Dongping 東平), 동해왕(Donghai Wang 東海王) |
| Liu Jilong | 劉吉龍 |
유길룡 (류지룽) |
A Korean who served under a Ming general during the reign of the Wanli Emperor(萬曆帝) | 류(劉) |
| Liu Jin | 劉進 |
유진 (명2) (류진) |
A patrol soldier who belonged to Houwei 後衛 of Datong 大同 Prefecture. | 유진(劉進) |
| Liu Jin | 劉進 |
유진 (명1) (류진) |
A Ming Chinese in the Liaodong region during the reign of King Sejong 世宗. He used to be a prefect 知府. He was exiled to Liaodong and served as teacher of a Confucian school. | 유진(劉進) |
| Liu Jin | 劉瑾 |
유근 (류진) |
(1451-1510). A native of Xingping 興平, he castrated himself to become a eunuch. With the help of a eunuch with the surname, Liu 劉, he managed to enter into the palace which was the reason he took Liu as his surname. During the Hongzhi 弘治 reign, he was sentenced to death but was saved. Because of this incident, he held a grudge against court officials. During the Zhengde 正德 reign, he became the emperor's favorite due to his skill at training dogs, dancing, and wrestling, and the emperor entrusted all manner of important national affairs to Liu. However, he was said to have plotted against the throne and was executed at a market in Beijing. | 근(瑾), 유근(劉瑾) |
| Liu Jing | 劉璟 |
유경 (류징) |
A native of Kuochang 括蒼, he served Emperor Hongwu 洪武, the founder of Ming, as a minor official. He was well known for his upright personality. He worked for Emperor Jianwen 建文 during the civil war. After Emperor Yongle 永樂 usurped the throne, he rejected working in Yongle's court. When he was summoned before Emperor Yongle, he didn't address him as emperor, and said "After you die, you will be remembered as a usurper!" He was put into a jail where he committed suicide. In the Southern Ming 南明, he was restored and received a honorary title. | 유경(劉璟) |
| Liu Jinu | 劉寄奴 |
유기노 (리우지누) |
(363–422). The founding emperor of the Liu Song 劉宋 during the Six Dynasties 六朝 period). Despite his humble background, he became prominent after leading a rebellion in 404 to overthrow Huan Xuan 桓玄. He forced Emperor Gong 恭帝 of the Eastern Jin 東晉 to abdicate and proclaimed himself the emperor of the new dynasty in 420. | 무제(Wudi 武帝), 유유(Liu Yu 劉裕) |
| Liu Jishu | 劉季述 |
유계술 (리우지수) |
Liu Jishu(劉季述, ?-901) was a eunuch and Commissioner of the Left Shence Army(左神策軍護軍中尉). In 900, he briefly replaced Emperor Zhaozong(昭宗) with Emperor Zhaozong's son Li Yu(李裕). However, he was killed during the counter-coup which restored Emperor Zhaozong to the throne. | 유계술(劉季述) |
| Liu Ju | 劉據 |
유거 (류쥐) |
(128-91 BCE). The deposed heir apparent of Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝. Slandered by Jiang Chong 江充 who investigated the witchcraft case (wugu 巫蠱), he committed suicide after an unsuccessful insurrection. | 려태자(Li Taizi 戾太子) |
| Liu Jun | 劉俊 |
유준 (리우쥔) |
Liu Jun(劉俊) was a commoner of the Ming Dynasty who escaped to Joseon(朝鮮) during the reign of Danjong(端宗). | 유준(劉俊) |