Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tian Shu | 田叔 |
전숙 (톈수) |
[Governor 守 of Hanzhong 漢中 commandery during the reign of Emperor Gao of Han 漢高祖 and Chancellor 相 of the Kingdom of Lu 魯 during the reign of Emperor Jing 景帝.] | 숙(Shu 叔) |
| Tian Zhou | 田晝 |
전주 (톈줘) |
Tian Zhou(田晝, ?~?) was an official of the Song Dynasty. He was the nephew of Tian Kuang(田況). In the reign of Emperor Huizong(徽宗), he was promoted Assistant Minister of the Imperial Clan Affairs(大宗正丞). He was renowned as an exellent local official. | 전주(田晝), 주(晝), 승군(承君) |
| Tianqi Huanghou | 天啓皇后 |
천계황후 (톈치황허우) |
(1600-1644). The empress of the Tianqi 天啓 emperor. She disliked the emperor's favorite eunuch, Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢. She greatly helped the fifth younger brother of Tianqi, Zhu Youjian 朱由檢, become the next emperor, Chongzheng 崇禎. In 1644 when Li Zicheng 李自成 took Beijing, she was told to commit suicide. | 천계황후(天啓皇后) |
| Tianshun huangdi | 天順皇帝 |
천순황제 (톈순황디) |
(1427-1464). The eldest son of the Xuande 宣德 Emperor, Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎭. He was enthroned in 1435 and ruled China for 14 years with the reign title of Zhengtong 正統. However, he was captured by Mongols in the Battle of Tumubao 土木堡 in 1449. The Ming court then replaced him with his younger half-brother, Emperor Jingtai 景泰. Since he no longer held any value for the Mongols, he was sent back to Ming the next year and was put under house arrest. When the former emperor's supporters mounted a successful coup in 1457, he was re-enthroned and announced Tianshun 天順 as the new reign title. He ruled Ming under that title for seven years. | 영종(英宗), 천순황제(天順皇帝) |
| Tianzi Fang | 田子方 |
전자방 (톈쯔팡) |
A master in the early Warring States period. With Zi Xia 子夏 and Duan Gan Mu 段干木, he became an advisor of Lord Wen of Wei 魏文侯. | |
| Tiao Chen | 祧臣 |
조신 (탸오천) |
A Ming senior envoy who visited Joseon in 1568 with the edict that enthroned King Seonjo 宣祖 as the King of Joseon. | 조신(祧臣) |
| Tie Jiuzou | 鐵九奏 |
철구주 (톄지우쩌우) |
A messenger of eunuch, Gao Hui 高淮. He was sent to Joseon in 1603 in order to request mats with dragon patterns. | 철구주(鐵九奏) |
| Tie Wanyan | 鐵萬言 |
철만언 (테완옌) |
A messeger of a governor 巡撫. He came to Joseon in 1596 in order to arrest Shen Maolong 愼懋龍 among others. | 철만언(鐵萬言) |
| Tie Wanzhao | 鐵萬照 |
철만조 (톄완자오) |
A messenger of the Guangning governor 廣寧巡撫. He brought a letter from the governor to Joseon in 1594. | 철만조(鐵萬照) |
| Tie Xuan | 鐵鉉 |
철현 (톄솬) |
(1366-1402). A loyal minister of Emperor Jianwen 建文. When Zhu Di 朱棣, the future Emperor Yongle 永樂 , rose in rebellion against Jianwen, Tie blocked Zhu Di's southern invasion at Qinan 濟南. He defeated Zhu Di's army repeatedly, but Zhu Di finally took Nanjing 南京 and became the emperor. Zhu Di captured him and dismembered his body. Despite of this humiliation, people constructed shrines to worship him after his death. | 철(鐵), 철현(鐵鉉) |