Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tang Zhongzong | 唐中宗 |
당중종 (탕중쭝) |
Emperor Zhongzong(中宗, 656-710, r.684. 705-710), personal name Li Xian(李顯), was the fourth Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He ruled briefly in 684 and was forced to abdicate by his mother Wuzetian(武則天). In 705, he was restored and reigned again for another 5 years. It is alleged that he was poisoned by his wife Empress Wei(韋皇后) and his daughter Princess Anle(安樂公主) in 710. | 중종(中宗), 이현(李顯) |
| Tao Bing | 陶邴 |
도병 (타오빙) |
Tao Bing(陶邴) was an official of the Song Dynasty. In the reign of Emperor Taizu(太祖), he received sixth place in the imperial examination; however, the emperor suspected him of cheating because his father Tao Gu(陶穀) had taken charge of supervising the examination. He was found innocent, but since that time successful candidates of the imperial examination who held office had to take another examination. | 병(邴) |
| Tao Dianzhen | 陶典眞 |
도전진 (타오뎬전) |
(1481-1560). A native of Huanggang 黃岡, Hubei 湖北. An adept of Taoist immortality technique who was a favorite of the Jiajing Emperor 嘉靖帝 of the Ming. He was appointed junior preceptor 少師 and concurrent junior mentor and guardian 少傅少保 in the twenty fourth year (1541) of the Jiajing 嘉靖 era. He typically appears as Tao Zhongwen 陶仲文 in Chinese sources | 도전직(陶典直), 도중문(陶仲文) |
| Tao Gu | 陶穀 |
도곡 (타오구) |
Tao Gu(陶穀, 903~970) was an official and calligrapher of the Five Dynasties Period and the Song dynasty. He excelled in the art of clerical script(隸書). He was appointed Secretariat Drafter(中書舍人) in the Later Jin dynasty(後晉), Supervising Secretary(給事中) in the Later Han dynasty(後漢) and Right Cavalier Attendant-in-Ordinary(右散騎常侍) in the Later Zhou dynasty(後周). | 도곡(陶穀), 도곡(陶縠), 도곡(陶糓), 수실(秀實) |
| Tao Hongjing | 陶弘景 |
도홍경 (타오훙링) |
(456-536). A Taoist master, alchemist, and pharmacologist during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. A native of Danyang Commandery 丹陽郡. Under the support from Emperor Wu 武帝 (r. 502-549) of the Liang 梁, he devoted himself to alchemical practices. He is often considered to be the true founder of the Highest Clarity School 上清派. | 통명(Tongming 通明) |
| Tao Junmen | 陶軍門 |
도군문 (타오쥔먼) |
Refers to Tao Langxian 陶朗先. A high-ranking military official who won a jinshi degree in 1607, and was appointed Prefect 知府 of Dengzhou 登州 in 1613. He requested the Joseon court for military support in the fourteenth year (1622) of King Guanghae 光海 of Joseon as Nurhaci occupied Liaodong 遼東. | |
| Tao Kan | 陶侃 |
도간 (타오칸) |
(259-334). A renowned general of the Jin dynasty 晉. Rising from low rank, he was appointed Grand Commandant 太尉 and finally seized military power. The great-grandfather of the poet Tao Qian 陶潛. | 간(Kan 侃), 사행(Shixing 士行) |
| Tao Liangwei | 陶良惟 |
도량유 (타오량웨이) |
An assistant prefect (通判) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 량유(良惟) |
| Tao Liangxing | 陶良性 |
도량성 (타오량싱) |
An assistant prefect (通判) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 도통판(陶通判), 량성(良性) |
| Tao Qian | 陶潛 |
도잠 (타오쳰) |
See Tao Yanming 陶淵明 |