Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Fuwang (Prince Fu) [Zhao Tingmei] | 宋涪王 |
송부왕 (쑹푸왕[자오팅메이]) |
Refer to Zhao Tingmei(趙廷美). | 부왕(涪王), 조광미(趙匡美) |
| Song Gao | 宋鎬 |
송호 (쑹가오) |
A National University student (國子監生) who was dispatched to the court of Joseon to buy horses during the Jianwen era (1399-1402) of the Ming. | 호(鎬) |
| Song Gao Huanghou [Empress Dowager Xuanren] | 宋高皇后 |
송고황후 (쑹가오황허우[쉬안런타이허우]) |
Refer to Empress Dowager Xuanren(宣仁太后). | 고황후(高皇后) |
| Song Gaohou [Empress Dowager Xuanren] | 宋高后 |
송고후 (쑹가오허우[쉬안런타이허우]) |
Refer to Empress Dowager Xuanren(宣仁太后). | 고(高) |
| Song Gaozong (EmperoGaozong) [Zhao Gou] | 宋高宗[趙構] |
송고종 (쑹가오쭝[자오거우]) |
Emperor Gaozong(高宗, 1107~1187) was the 10th emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was the 9th son of Emperor Huizong(徽宗) and a younger brother of Emperor Qinzong(欽宗). After Emperor Qinzong and Emperor Huizong were captured by the Jin, he became the emperor and established the Southern Song dynasty in South China. In his early reign, he appointed military officials such as Li Gang(李綱), Yue Fei(岳飛) and Han Shizhong(韓世忠) who insisted on a military campaign against the Jin. However, after years of fighting and significant military successes, he became a pacifist. | 건염(建炎), 고(高), 고종(高宗), 고종유(高宗有), 소흥(紹興), 송(宋), 조구(趙構) |
| Song Gaozu | 宋高祖 |
송고조 (쏭가오쭈) |
See Liu Jinu 劉寄奴. | 무제(Wudi 武帝) 유유(Liu Yu 劉裕) |
| Song Gongdi (Emperor Gong_ | 宋恭帝 |
송공제 (쑹궁디) |
Emperor Gong(恭帝, 1271~1323) was an emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty(南宋). He was the second son of Emperor Duzong(度宗), a younger brother of Emperor Duanzong(端宗), and an elder brother of Emperor Mo(末帝). Reigning for only two years, after the fall of the Southern Song dynasty he surrendered to the Yuan dynasty and was installed as the Duke of Ying State(瀛國公). He abdicated and became a Buddhist monk, but he was eventually ordered to commit suicide. | 공제(恭帝), 조현(趙顯) |
| Song Guangzong (Emperor Guangzong) [Zhao Dun] | 宋光宗[趙惇] |
송광종 (쑹광쭝[자오둔]) |
Emperor Guangzong(光宗, 1147-1200, r. 1189-1194) was the third emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. Since he suffered from a mental illness and refused to attend his father Emperor Xiaozong(孝宗)'s funeral, he was deposed by Han Tuozhou(韓侂胄) and Zhao Ruyu(趙汝愚) and replaced by his brother Emperor Ningzong(寧宗). | 광(光), 광종(光宗), 소희(紹熙), 조돈((趙惇) |
| Song Guochen | 宋國臣 |
송국신 (쑹궈천) |
A commander (指揮) during the Wanli era (1573-1620) of the Ming. | 국신(國臣) |
| Song Guohou (Empress Guo) | 宋郭后 |
송곽후 (쑹궈황허우) |
Empress Guo(郭皇后, 1012-1035) was a consort of Emperor Renzong(仁宗). Since she was very jealous of other concubines, she was deposed and then became a Buddhist nun. Later Emperor Renzong attempted to restore her; however, she was poisoned by the eunuch Yan Wenying(閻文應) who had insisted on her dethronement. | 곽후(郭后) |