Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiying | 緹縈 |
제영 (티잉) |
A native of Linzi 臨淄. Her memorial for her imprisoned father brought about the abolition of mutilation by Emperor Wen of Han 漢文帝 in 167 BCE. | 제영(Tiying 緹縈), 순우제영(Chunyu Tiying 淳于緹縈) |
| Tobohai | 托不害 |
탁불해 (토보하이) |
After Hungtaiji was enthroned, he became one of eight principle ministers as well as commander-in-chief(固山額眞) of Plain Blue Banner. He was one of the eight Grandees of the Later Jin(後金) who signed a peace treaty with Joseon following the First Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1627 | 탁박휘(托博輝) (만)Tobohai(토보하이) |
| Tong Chengxu | 童承叙[童承敍] |
동승서 (퉁청쉬) |
A native of Mianyang (沔陽), Huguang (湖廣). A bureaucrat and scholar during the Ming Dynasty. He served concurrently as Mentor of the Left (左庶子) and Expositor-in-Waiting (侍講) of the Directorate of Education (國子監) after he won the imperial civil service examination in 1521. His writings include the Neifang ji (內方集) and the Ping Han lu (平漢錄). | |
| Tong Dagang | 佟大剛 |
동대강 (퉁다강) |
A military commander under Ming Regional Vice Commander (副總兵) Tong Yangzheng (佟養正) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). He was killed in battle in Joseon. | |
| Tong Guan | 童貫 |
동관 (퉁관) |
Tong Guan(童貫, 1054~1126) was a eunuch of the Song Dynasty. As Army Supervisor(監軍) of the north-western region, he made a contribution to restore Sichuan(四川) in the war against Xixia(西夏). In 1108, he became the first eunuch Military Commissioner(節度使) of the Song Dynasty and was promoted to Defender-in-Chief(太尉) in 1111. | 동관(童貫) |
| Tong Huiyanghe | 童會陽合 |
동회양합 (퉁후이양허) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by one of the Manchurian tribes and fled to Joseon. He was released to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in the fourteenth year (1483) of King Seongjong (成宗) of Joseon. | |
| Tong Yangzheng | 佟養正 |
동양정 (퉁양정) |
(d. 1621). A putative descendant of a sinicized Jurchen. He was dispatched to Joseon as Regional Vice Commander (副總兵) during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). Later, he surrendered to the Manchu army and was executed by Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) who raided Zhenjiang (鎭江) in 1621. | 동양진(佟養眞), 양정(養正), 참장(參將), 동참장(佟參將), 동참장(佟叅將) |
| Tong Yangzhong | 佟養中 |
동양중 (퉁양중) |
Thought to refer to Tong Yangzheng (佟養正); see Tong Yangzheng (佟養正). | |
| Toqto’a | 脫脫 |
탈탈 (토크타) |
Toqto’a (脫脫, 1314~1356) was an official, historian,and high-ranking minister of the Yuan Dynasty. He was born to a Merkit aristocratic family in 1314. He became Grand Councillor during the reign of Toghan Temur (r.1333-1370), the last Yuan emperor. In 1343 he led a team of officials to quickly compile histories of the Liao, Jin and Song Dynasties. In 1356 he was banished and later poisoned. | 탈탈(脫脫) |
| Toudenggongshu | 頭等公舒 |
두등공서 (터우덩공수) |
no reference |