Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qing Shengzu | 淸聖祖 |
청성조 (칭성쭈) |
Qing Shengzu(1654~1722) was the 4th emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Kangxi, and the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Pass (Beijing). He achieved stability and prosperity in his emprie after years of war and chaos. He initiated the period known as the "Prosperous Era of Kangxi and Qianlong", which lasted for generations after his time. By the end of his reign, the Qing Empire controlled all of China proper, Taiwan, Manchuria, part of the Russian Far East, Inner and Outer Mongolia, Tibet, and Joseon Korea as a protectorate. | 강희(康熙), 강희황제(康熙皇帝), 성조인황제(聖祖仁皇帝), 인황제(仁皇帝) |
| Qing Shizong | 淸世宗 |
청세종 (칭스쭝) |
Qing Shizong(1678~1735) was the 5th emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng. A hard-working ruler, Yongzheng's main goal was to create an effective government at minimal expense. Like his father, Emperor Kangxi, he used military force to maintain his empire. Suspected by historians of having usurped the throne, he opened an era which was known as despotic, efficient, and vigorous. The emperor sustained an era of peace and prosperity; he cracked down on corruption and waste, and reformed the financial administration. During his era the Grand Council was officially established, and it had an significant impact on the future of imperial China | 세종헌황제(世宗憲皇帝) |
| Qing Shizu | 淸世祖 |
청세조 (칭스쭈) |
Qing Shizu(1638~1661) was the 3rd emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Shunzhi. From 1643 to 1650, his regent Dorgon held most of the political power. The dynasty conquered most of the territory of the fallen Ming dynasty, chased Ming loyalist regimes deep into the southwestern provinces, and established the basis of Qing rule over China, under Dorgon's leadership, After the death of the regent in 1650, the Emperor started direct government. He died of smallpox at the age of 22. He was succeeded by his 3rd son Xuanye, the Emperor Kangxi who reigned for sixty years. | 세조(世祖), 순치(順治), 순치왕(順治王), 순치제(順治帝), 순치황제(順治皇帝) |
| Qing Taizong | 淸太宗 |
청태종 (칭타이쭝) |
Qing Taizong, Hong Taiji(1592~1643), was the first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Hong Taiji stabilized the Empire that his father Nurhaci had founded. Although he died before completing the conquest of the Ming dynasty, he laid the foundation for the task. He changed the name of his people from Jurchen to Manchu in 1635, and his dynasty's name from the Later Jin to Qing in 1636. | 관온(寬溫), 김한(金汗), 응천(應天) |
| Qing Taizu | 淸太祖 |
청태조 (칭타이쭈) |
Qing Taizu, Nurhaci(1559~1626), was a significant Jurchen chieftain. He was born of the Aisin Gioro clan, and reigned from 1616 to 1626. Nurhaci reorganized and united various Jurchen tribes, amalgamated the Eight Banners military system, and eventually launched a military campaign against the Ming Dynasty and Joseon Korea. His conquest of northeastern China laid the foundation for the conquest of the rest of China by his descendants and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in 1644. He is also generally believed to be the creator of a written script for the Manchu language. | 태조(太祖) |
| Qing Wu | 靑烏子 |
청오자 (칭우) |
A geographer during the Han period. | 청(Qing 靑) |
| Qingcheng Wang | 慶成王 |
경성왕 (칭청왕) |
(1385-1430 CE). A grandson of Emperor Taizu (太祖) of the Song Dynasty. He was appointed Prince of Qingcheng (慶成王) in the first year of the Yongle (永樂) era. His son Zhu Meiqing (朱美埥) inherited the title after his death. | 주제현(朱濟炫) |
| Qinggui | 慶桂 |
경계 (칭구이) |
Qinggui(1737~1816) was a member of the Bordered Yellow Banner and a son of Grand Secretary Yengis'an. He served as Minister of the Ministry of Justice and Grand Secretray of the Wenyuan Chamber. | 수재(樹齋), 문각(文恪) |
| Qinghewang | 淸河王 |
청하왕 (칭허왕) |
Liu Suan 劉蒜 was on the throne of Qinghewang for three years (144-147 CE). After Emperor Zhi 質 died in 146 CE, Li Gu 李固 tried to make him the next emperor. But the plan failed and Suan lost his kingdom. | 유산(Liu Suan 劉蒜) |
| Qinshui Gongzhu | 沁水公主 |
심수공주 (친수이궁주) |
The fifth daughter of Emperor Ming of Han 漢明帝. |