Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Dong | 王洞 |
왕동 (왕둥) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wang Du | 王都 |
왕도 (왕두) |
Wang Du(王都, ?-929) was a general during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period(五代十國時代). In 921, he killed his foster father Wang Chuzhi(王處直), military governor of Yiwu Circuit(義武節度使) and later surrendered to Lu Cunxu(李存勖) of Later Tang(後唐). Lu Cunxu(李存勖) appointed him military governor of Yiwu Circuit. However, as he was suspected of plotting a rebellion, he was killed by Li Siyuan(李嗣源), the second emperor of Later Tang. | 의무(義武), 유운랑(劉雲郞) |
| Wang Dun | 王敦 |
왕돈 (왕둔) |
(266-324). A powerful retainer in the court of the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty. He revolted against Emperor Yuan 元帝 but died of illness. | 돈(Dun 敦) |
| Wang Duo | 王鐸 |
왕탁 (왕둬) |
A commoner in Liaodong (遼東) during the Hongzhi era (1488-1505) who delivered an imperial rescript of the Ming to Joseon in 1503. | 탁(鐸) |
| Wang Fayingzhi | 王伐應只 |
왕벌응지 (왕파잉즈) |
A Ming commissioner who was dispatched to Joseon to escort twenty five Kolkan (骨乙看) people including Brigade Commander (萬戶) Dou Chengjie (豆稱介) to the Ming capital in the sixth year (1406) of King Taejong (太宗) of Joseon. | |
| Wang Fen | 王芬 |
왕분 (왕펀) |
[Regional inspector 刺史 of Jizhou 冀州 during the late Eastern Han period.] | |
| Wang Feng | 王鳳 |
왕봉 (왕펑) |
(d. 22 BCE). A member of the family of the Empress Dowager Wang 王太后 and general-in-chief 大將軍 during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han 漢成帝. | |
| Wang Fu | 王甫 |
왕보 (왕푸) |
A powerful eunuch during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han (Han Ling Di 漢靈帝). | |
| Wang Fu | 王輔 |
왕보 (왕푸) |
A assistant regional commander (參將) under Commissioner-in-Chief (都督) Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) during the late Ming period. | 보(輔) |
| Wang Fu | 王符 |
왕부 (왕푸) |
(83-170 CE). The author of the Qianfu lun 潛夫論 during the Eastern Han period. |