Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qi Xi | 祈奚 |
기해 (치시) |
A minister 大夫 in the state of Jin 晉 during the Spring and Autumn period who was reputed for his impartiality. | |
| Qi Xi Gong | 齊僖公 |
제희공 (치시궁) |
(r. 730-698 BCE). Duke Xi of Qi. The thirteenth ruler of the state of Qi 齊 during the early Spring and Autumn period. He was the father of Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公, one of the so-called Five Hegemons 五覇 during the Spring and Autumn period. | 희공(Xi Gong 僖公) |
| Qi Xiang Gong | 齊襄公 |
제양공 (치샹궁) |
(r. 697-686 BCE). Duke Xiang of Qi. The fourteenth ruler of the state of Qi 齊 during the Spring and Autumn period. He is infamous for having an incestous relationship with his sister Wen Jiang 文姜. He was assassinated by Wuzhi 無知. | |
| Qi Xiang Wang | 齊襄王 |
제양왕 (치샹왕) |
(r. 283-265 BCE). King Xiang of Qi. A ruler of the state of Qi 齊 during the Warring States period. He succeeded his father Min Wang 湣王, who was murdered by the allied forces led by the Yan 燕 in 284 BCE. | 제양(Qi Xiang 齊襄) |
| Qi Xuan Wang | 齊宣王 |
제선왕 (치쉬안왕) |
(r. 319-301 BCE). King Xuan of Qi. A ruler of the state of Qi 齊 during the Warring States period. He is best known for his conversations with Mencius recorded in the Mencius. | 선왕(Xuan Wang 宣王), 제선(Qi Xuan 齊宣), 제왕(Qi Wang 齊王) |
| Qi Yuan | 奇原 |
기원 (치위안) |
A Chief Steward of Seals (尙寶) of the Ming who was dispatached to Joseon as an envoy in 1406 and several other times during the reign of King Sejo (世祖) of Joseon. | |
| Qi Zhuang Gong | 齊莊公 |
제장공 (치좡궁) |
(r. 794-731 BCE). Duke Zhuang of Qi. The twelfth ruler of the state of Qi 齊 during the late Western Zhou and early Spring and Autumn period. / (r. 553-548 BCE). The ruler of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period. Cui Zhu 崔杼 murdered him for his adulterous relation with one of Cui's concubines. | 장공(Zhuang Gong 莊公) |
| Qian Ao | 黔敖 |
검오 (쳰아오) |
A person in the state of Qi 齊 who is said to have distributed food for people during a famine. | |
| Qian Dabao | 千大保 |
천대보 (쳰다바오) |
He was captured by barbarians (perhaps, Jurchens) but escaped to Joseon. The Joseon court sent him back to Liaodong 遼東 in 1468. | 천대보(千大保) |
| Qian Deyu | 錢得輿 |
전득여 (쳰더위) |
A native of Ningbo 寧波 who was captured by Japanese pirates. In 1413 he escaped to South Gyeongsang 慶尙 Province, Joseon. | 득여(得輿), 전득여(錢得輿) |