Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qi Chongge | 祈充格 |
기충격 (치충거) |
A member of the Bordered White Banner. In 1645, he was appointed Grand Secretary of Hongwen Pavilion and participated in the publication of the History of the Ming Dynasty. He was also dispatched to Joseon Korea as the Chief Ambassador. In 1649, he was put in charge of the publication of the Veritable Records of Emperor Taizong and supervised the imperial court examination. He was put to death in 1651. | |
| Qi Gaodi | 齊高帝 |
제고제 (치가오디) |
See Xiao Daocheng 蕭道成. | 소도성(Xiao Daocheng 蕭道成) |
| Qi Huan Gong | 齊桓公 |
제환공 (치환궁) |
(r. 685-643 BCE). Duke Huan of Qi. A successful ruler of the state of Qi 齊 during the early Spring and Autumn period. By appointing the meritorious prime minister Guan Zhong 管仲 who reformed the economic, military, and bureaucratic institutions of the state, he became the first hegemon 覇 in the Spring and Autumn period. | 제(Qi 齊), 제환(Qi Huan 齊桓), 환(Huan 桓), 환공(Huan Gong 桓公) |
| Qi Huan Hou | 齊桓侯 |
제환후 (치환허우) |
(400–357 BCE; r. 374-357 BCE). Lord Huan of Qi. Another Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公 who is different from the duke with the same posthumous name in the Spring and Autumn period. As he was from the Ducal House of Tian 田, not Jiang 姜, he is also called Duke Huan of Tian Qi 田齊桓公. | 전제환공(Tian Qi Huan Gong 田齊桓公) |
| Qi Huanghou (Empress Qi) | 奇皇后 |
기황후 (치황허후) |
Qi Empress (奇皇后, 1315–1369) was the second empress of Toghun Temür Khan of the Yuan Dynasty and the mother of Ayushiridar. She was born in Haengju (幸州), Goryeo Korea and was the daughter of Gi Ja-o (奇子敖). The collapse of the Mongol rule of China in 1368 forced her to flee to Yingchang (應昌). In 1370 when Toghun Temür Khan died and Ayurshiridar ascended to the throne, she became Empress Dowager. There are no records of her life after 1370. | 기황후(奇皇后), 올제이 후투그(Öljei Khutugh) |
| Qi Jiguang | 戚繼光 |
척계광 (치지광) |
(1528-1588). A native of Luqiao 魯橋, Shandong 山東. Born to a hereditary military family, he started military training very young and became commander of the Dengzhou garrison 登州衛 at the age of 17. In 1553, he was promoted to assistant regional military commissioner 都指揮僉事 of the Shandong 山東 defense force against Japanese pirates. He moved to Zhejiang 浙江 and Fujian 福建 and eventually defeated the pirates decisively. As the southeastern coastal areas came under control, he was sent to Jizhou 薊州 to defend Beijing against the Mongols. He reinforced the Great Wall and successfully blocked the Mongol's southern invasion for 16 years. In 1583 with his health failing, he was awarded a sinecure in Guangdong 廣東. He died there five years later. | 개척광(蓋戚光), 계광(繼光), 척(戚), 척계광(戚繼光), 척계광(戚繼光), 척계광(戚繼光), 척공(戚公), 척씨(戚氏), 척원(戚元), 척장군(戚將軍) |
| Qi Jin | 祁進 |
기진 (치진) |
The son of Ming senior envoy (正使) to Joseon Qi Shun (祈順). During his stay in Joseon, he arbitrarily asked for luxurious cloth. | |
| Qi Jin | 戚金 |
척금 (치진) |
A subordinate of Li Rusong 李如松 who came to Joseon as a brigade general 遊擊 in 1593. | 척금(戚金) |
| Qi Jing Gong | 齊景公 |
제경공 (치징궁) |
(r. 547-490 BCE). Duke Jing of Qi. A ruler of the state of Qi 齊 during the Spring and Autumn period. Qi enjoyed a prosperous and peaceful period while Yan Ying 晏嬰 served Duke Jing as a prime minister 相. | 경공(Jing Gong 景公), 제(Qi 齊) |
| Qi Liang | 杞梁 |
기량 (치량) |
A minister of the state of Qi 齊 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was taken prisoner and killed during a battle with the state of Ju 莒. |