Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mao Jie | 毛玠 |
모개 (마오졔) |
(d. 216). A native of Chenliu Commandery 陳留郡 and an official and politician of Cao Wei 曹魏 during the Three Kingdoms period. He was well known as a man of integrity. | 효선(Xiaoxian 孝先) |
| Mao Kun | 茅坤 |
모곤 (마오쿤) |
(1512-1602 CE). A bureaucrat, writer, and bibliophile during the Ming Dynasty. A native of Guian (歸安), he won the imperial civil service examination in 1538, and served in official posts such as Secretary (主事) of the Ministry of Rites (禮部). His writings include the Shiji chao (史記鈔) and the Tang Song ba daijia chao (唐宋八大家鈔). | 록문(鹿門) |
| Mao Ruyong | 毛孺永 |
모유영 (마오루융) |
A commissioner (差官) dispatched to Joseon by Commissioner-in-Chief (都督) Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) during the late Ming period. | |
| Mao Shicheng | 毛士成 |
모사성 (마오스청) |
A company commander (qianzong 千摠) during the Tianqi era (1621-1627) of the Ming. | |
| Mao Shidai | 毛士玳 |
모사대 (마오스다이) |
A commissioner (chaiguan 差官) who was dispatched to Joseon by Commissioner-in-Chief (dudu 都督) Mao Wenlong 毛文龍 during the late Ming period. | |
| Mao Shiguang | 毛士光 |
모사광 (마오스광) |
A Ming army officer under Ming general Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) during the late Ming period. He broke into a government office in Uiju (義州) in Joseon and beat Joseon translators in 1628. | |
| Mao Shizhou | 毛士周 |
모사주 (마오스저우) |
A commandant (shoubei 守備) under Commissioner-in-Chief (dudu 都督) Mao Wenlong 毛文龍 during the late Ming period. | |
| Mao Sui | 毛遂 |
모수 (마오쑤이) |
One of the guests 賓客 of the Lord Pingyuan 平原君 in the state of Zhao 趙 during the Warring States period. | |
| Mao Wenlong | 毛文龍 |
모문룡 (마오원룽) |
(1579–1629 CE). A native of Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江). An admiral of the late Ming Dynasty who fought against the Manchus in the Yellow Sea. As he operated against the Manchus in Ga Island (椵島) in Korea, he is sometimes blamed for the Manchu Invasion of Korea. He was executed by Yuan Chonghuan (袁崇煥) on the charge of twelve crimes including smuggling. | 모(毛), 모대인(毛大人), 모도독(毛都督), 모도사(毛都司), 모병주(毛兵主), 모부총(毛副摠), 모부총관(毛副摠管), 모유격(毛游擊), 모유격(毛遊擊), 모장(毛將), 모장(毛將), 모총병(毛摠兵), 문룡(文龍) |
| Mao Yongbao | 毛永寶 |
모영보 (마오융바오) |
A military official under Commissioner-in-Chief (都督) Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) during the late Ming period. | 영보(永寶) |