Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shang Qu | 商瞿 |
상구 (상취) |
(b. 522 BCE). A disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. Little is known about him. He is said to have transmitted the learning of the Changes 易 from Confucius. | 자목(Zi Mu 子木), 수창후(Xu Chang Hou 須唱侯) |
| Shang Rong | 商容 |
상용 (상룽) |
A loyal official in the late Shang dynasty. A major character in the Fengshen yanyi 封神演義, a famous Chinese epic novel written during the Ming dynasty. | |
| Shang Tang Wang | 商湯王 |
상탕왕 (상탕왕) |
King Tang of Shang. The first king of the Shang dynasty. During his reign, Shang's power continued to grow so that the Shang forces finally defeated King Jie of the Xia 夏桀王, who then was exiled to Nanchao. Traditionally, Tang's reign has been regarded as one of the golden ages in Chinese history. | 상종(Shang Zong 商宗), 상탕(Shang Tang 商湯), 성탕(Cheng Tang 成湯), 은탕(Yin Tang 殷湯), 탕(Tang 湯), 탕자혜(Tang Zi Hui 湯子惠), 자리(Zi Lü 子履) |
| Shang Wang Tang | 商王湯 |
상왕탕 (상왕탕) |
See Shang Tang Wang 商湯王. | |
| Shang Yang | 商鞅 |
상앙 (상양) |
(c. 390-338 BCE). One of the most famous reformers and thinkers in early China. The military, economic, and bureaucratic reforms initiated by him during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin 秦孝公 laid the foundations for Qin's eventual unification of China. | 상(Shang 商), 앙(Yang 鞅), 위앙(Wey Yang 衛鞅), 공손앙(Gongsun Yang 公孫鞅), 상군(Shang Jun 商君) |
| Shang Ze | 商澤 |
상택 (상쩌) |
One of the so-called seventy-two disciples of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period | 추평후(Zouping Hou 鄒平侯) |
| Shang Zhongzong | 商中宗 |
상중종 (상중쭝) |
See Tai Wu 太戊 | |
| Shang Zhou Wang | 商紂王 |
상주왕 (상저우왕) |
King Zhou of Shang. The last king of the Shang dynasty. According to the Records of the Grand Scribe 史記 by Sima Qian 司馬遷, he was originally a very intelligent and mighty person surpassing the abilities of ordinary people. But in his later years, he is said to have so indulged in drinking, women, and sex that the Shang was finally conquered by the Zhou forces led by King Wu 武王. | 상주(Shang Zhou 商紂), 주(Zhou 紂), 제신(Di Xin 帝辛), 주신(Zhou Xin 紂辛), 은주왕(Yin Zhou Wang 殷紂王), 수(Shou 受) |
| Shangguan An | 上官安 |
상관안 (상관안) |
(d. 80 BCE). A son of powerful retainer Shangguan Jie 上官桀 during the mid-Western Han period. His whole family was exterminated on the charge of treason. | 안(An 安) |
| Shangguan Huanghou | 上官皇后 |
상관황후 (상관황허우) |
(89-37 BCE). Emperor Zhao's 昭帝 Empress and a daughter of Shangguan An 上官安. | 상관후(Shangguang Hou 上官后), 효소황후(Xiao Zhao Huanghou 孝昭皇后) |