Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miao Gong | 繆公 |
무공 (먀오궁) |
See Mu Gong 穆公. | |
| Miao Hang, Mouhang? | 繆沆 |
무항 (먀오항,모우항?) |
An envoy who held the post of Imperial Attendant(給事中) and was sent to Joseon during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng(雍正帝) of the Qing Dynasty. | 무항(繆沆) |
| Miao Jinqing | 苗晋卿 |
묘진경 (먀오징칭) |
Refer to Miao Jinqing(苗晋卿) | 묘진경(苗晋卿) |
| Miao Jinqing | 苗晉卿 |
묘진경 (먀오징칭) |
Miao Jinqing(苗晉卿, 685–765) was an official of the Tang Dynasty. He served as a chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Suzong(肅宗) and Emperor Daizong(代宗). He was known as a man of kindness especially toward powerful figures. | 진경(晋卿), 원보(元輔), (韓文貞公) |
| Miao Xun | 苗訓 |
묘훈 (먀오쉰) |
Miao Xun(苗訓) was an official of the Later Zhou(後周) and the Song(宋) Dynasties who had a profound knowledge of astrology. At the end of the Later Zhou Dynasty, he prophesied that Zhao Kuangyin(趙匡胤) would become emperor. After the founding of the Song, he was appointed Acting Minister of the Ministry of Works(檢校工部尚書). | 묘훈(苗訓) |
| Min Gong | 閔公 |
민공 (민궁) |
(r. 661-660). Duke Min. The seventeenth ruler of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was assassinated by Qing Fu 慶父 in the second year of his reign. | 노민공(Lu Min Gong 魯閔公) |
| Min Gui | 閔珪 |
민규 (민구이) |
(1430-1511 CE). A native of Wucheng (烏程), Zhejiang (浙江); a jinshi of 1464. He was appointed Minister of Justice (刑部尙書) in 1510. | |
| Min He | 閔合 |
민합 (민허) |
A Ming commoner who absconded to Uiju (義州) in Joseon in 1545. | |
| Min Jin | 閔進 |
민진 (민진) |
A Ming merchant who was arrested in Uiju (義州), Joseon for smuggling. | |
| Min Sun | 閔損 |
민손 (민쑨) |
See Min Ziqian 閔子騫. |