Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Gui | 孫貴 |
손귀 (명1) (쑨구이) |
A Ming commander (指揮) who, during mopping-up operations against Japanese pirates, was cast away on the shore of Sunseong-jin (蓴城鎭) of Joseon in the ninth year (1409) of King Taejong (太宗) of Joseon. | |
| Sun Gui | 孫貴 |
손귀 (명2) (쑨구이) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by Japanese pirates. He was rescued and sent back to Liaodong by the Joseon authorities in the sixth year (1424) of King Sejong (世宗) of Joseon. | |
| Sun Gui | 孫貴 |
손귀 (명3) (쑨구이) |
One of the Ming military personnel cast away on the shores of Joseon in 1458 while deliverying prizes to the regional military commissioner (都司) of Liaodong (遼東). | |
| Sun Guozhen | 孫國楨 |
손국정 (쑨궈전) |
A native of Cixi 慈谿; a jinshi of 1613; later served as Grand Coordinator (巡撫) of Denglai (登萊) between 1627 and 1628. | 국정(國楨) |
| Sun Hao | 孫皓 |
손호 (쑨하오) |
(242–284). The fourth and last emperor of Eastern Wu 東吳 during the Three Kingdoms period. The grandson of Sun Quan 孫權, the founder of Eastern Wu. Ascending the throne in 264, Sun Hao turned out to be a cruel, extravagant and incompetent emperor of Eastern Wu. The state was conquered by Jin 晉 in 280, bringing an end to the Three Kingdoms period. | 원종(Yuanzong 元宗) |
| Sun Jichang | 孫繼常 |
손계상 (쑨지창) |
A Ming functionary during the Jiajing era (1522-1566) of the Ming who acted as commissioner-escort (伴送使) for Joseon envoy Heo Gwan (許寬) in 1538. | 계상(繼常) |
| Sun Kewang | 孫可望 |
손가망 (쑨커왕) |
Sun Kewang(?~1660) was born in Shanxi. When the Grand West Government was established, he was granted the title "General who Pacifies the East". He tried to defend the Ming Dynasty from a Qing invasion with Li Dingguo and other generals. In the 14th year (1657) of the Shunzhi era, Sun Kewang moved his army to Yunnan from Guizhou, and attacked Li Dingguo, but his adjutants stood against him, and his army was defeated. He surrendered to Qing and died of disease in the 17th year (1660) of the Shunzhi era. | 가망(可望) |
| Sun Kuang | 孫鑛 |
손광 (쑨쾅) |
(1543-1613 CE). A native of Yuyao (余姚). After winning the imperial civil service examination in 1574, he was later promoted to Nanjing Minister of War (南京兵部尙書). | 광(鑛), 손경략(孫經略), 손군문(孫軍門), 손로야(孫老爺), 손시(孫侍), 손시랑(孫侍郞), 손총독(孫總督) |
| Sun Kuang | 筍况 |
순황 (쑨쾅) |
See Xun Kuang 荀况. | |
| Sun Mei | 孫美 |
손미 (쑨메이) |
A Chinese who was cast away on Jeju Island on his way to Japan in 1554. |