Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Gong | 魯公 |
노공 (루궁) |
See Bo Qin 伯禽. | |
| Lu Guangda | 魯廣達 |
노광달 (루광다) |
A general of Chen 陳 who fought against the Sui 隋 army in the last battles between the two states. | |
| Lu Huaishen | 盧懷愼 |
노회신 (루화이선) |
Lu Huaishen(盧懷愼, ?-716) was an official of Tang. His family was a famous clan of Shandong(山東). He entered the government with a Jinshi (進士) degree. He served as Censor and Vice Director of the Ministry of Civil Affairs(吏部員外郎). In 715, he was promoted to Head of the Examination Bureau(黃門監). Lu Huaishen along with Yao Chong(姚崇) became the Head of the Legislative Bureau(紫微令) and took charge of the Privy Council(樞密院). He considered his ability as an official was inferior to Yao Chong, so he let Yao Chong dominate the council. Therefore, people called him “the sinecure chancellor”. In 716, he was promoted Minister of Civil Affairs(吏部尚書), but he resigned on account of ill health and died soon afterward. | 노회신(盧懷愼) |
| Lu Huan Gong | 魯桓公 |
노환공 (루환궁) |
(r. 711-694). Duke Huan of Lu. The fifteenth ruler of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was assassinated when he visited the state of Qi 齊 by a plot of Duke Xiang of Qi 齊襄公 who was in an incestous relationship with Wen Jiang 文姜, the wife of Duke Huan of Lu. | 노환(Lu Huan 魯桓), 환(Huan 桓), 환공(Huan Gong 桓公) |
| Lu Hui | 魯翬 |
노휘 (루후이) |
A younger brother of Duke Yin of Lu 魯隱公. In 712 BCE, he suggested to Duke Yin, who reigned as a regent, to kill crown prince Gui 軌 (later Duke Huan) but the duke refused. Afraid that he would be killed, he had Duke Yin assassinated within a year. | 휘(Hui 翬), 공자휘(Gongzi Hui 公子翬) |
| Lu Hui Gong | 魯惠公 |
노혜공 (루후이궁) |
(r. 768-723 BCE). Duke Hui of Lu. The thirteenth ruler of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He reigned for forty six years. | |
| Lu Ji | 陸機 |
육기 (루지) |
(261-303). A prominent literati during the Western Jin 西晉 dynasty. He was killed during the so-called Rebellion of the Eight Princes 八王之亂. | |
| Lu Jia | 陸賈 |
육가 (류쟈) |
(240-170 BCE). One of the most prominent Confucian classicists and statesmen during the early Western Han period. | |
| Lu Jie | 陸杰 |
육걸 (루제) |
A detached provincial administration commissioner 分布政使 in the Liaodong 遼東 area around 1528; thought to be a jinshi of 1514 | 육걸(陸杰) |
| Lu Jin | 盧進 |
노진 (루진) |
A Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial (鴻臚少卿) who was dispatched to Joseon as an envoy in 1425. |