Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peng Youde | 彭友德 |
팽우덕 (펑유더) |
An adjutant 中軍 of Yang Hao 楊鎬, the commander-in-chief. He often met Seonjo 宣祖 from 1597 to 1599. | 우덕(友德), 팽우덕(彭友德), 팽중군(彭中軍) |
| Peng Yue | 彭越 |
팽월 (펑웨) |
(d. 196 BCE). One of the meritorious retainers of Emperor Gao 高祖 at the founding of the Western Han period. He was appointed King of Zhao 趙王. | |
| Peng Zhongying | 馮仲纓 |
풍중영 (펑중잉) |
A staff officer in the Ming army who came to Joseon during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). As a peace envoy, he met Kato Kiyomasa 加縢淸正 in 1593. | 중영(仲纓), 풍상공(馮相公), 풍중영(馮仲纓) |
| Peng Zong | 彭宗 |
팽종 (펑쭝) |
A lower official during the Jingtai 景泰 period (1449-1457). | 종(宗), 팽종(彭宗) |
| Pengcheng wang | 彭城王 |
팽성왕 1 (펑청왕리우이캉) |
Liu Yikang(劉義康, 409~451) was the fourth son of Emperor Wu(武帝) of the Liu Song(劉宋). Since he enjoyed the great confidence of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen(文帝), he was appointed to administer state affairs for them. However, as his power grew, Emperor Wen suspected that he plotted rebellion. In 440, he was demoted to the position of Governor of Jiang province(江州刺史). Later, after several plots that crowned Liu Yikang as emperor had been detected, he was finally executed. | |
| Pengcheng wang | 彭城王 |
팽성왕 2 (펑청왕위안셰) |
Yuan Xie(元勰) was the seventh son of Emperor Xianwen(獻文帝) of the Northern Wei(北魏). He enjoyed the confidence of Emperor Xiaowen(孝文帝) and made a significant contribution in war. However, in 508 he was killed under a false accusation. | 언화(彥和). |
| Pi Chengde | 皮承德 |
피승덕 (피청더) |
A brigade general 遊擊 who came to Joseon during the second invasion of the Imjin War 丁酉再亂. | 승덕(承德) |
| Piao Lin | 朴麟 |
박린 (퍄오린) |
A Ming eunuch from Joseon who was dispatched to Joseon as an envoy in 1404. | 린(麟) |
| Piao Meng | 朴蒙舍 |
박몽사 (퍄오멍) |
A Ming fugitive soldier who was returned to Liaodong by the Joseon authorities in 1415. | |
| Piao Zhen | 朴珍 |
박진 (퍄오전) |
A Ming commoner who resideded in Boyandong (伯顔洞) during the Tianshun era (1457-1464) of the Ming. He provided Joseon envoy Choi Ji (崔智) with information on the Jurchens in 1462. |