Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Mai | 王邁 |
왕매 (왕마이) |
Wang Mai(王邁, 1184~1248) was an official of the Southern Song Dynasty. He was a son of Wang Jian(王監) and earned the jinshi(進士) degree in 1217. He was excluded from court for being forthright to Emperor Lizong(理宗). | 왕매(王邁), 구헌(臞軒), 실지(實之), 구헌거사(臞軒居士) |
| Wang Mang | 王莽 |
왕망 (왕망) |
(c. 45 BCE - 6 CE). A member of the family of the Empress Dowager Wang 王太后 and regent for Emperor Ping of Han 漢平帝. He usurped the throne and established the Xin dynasty. | 망(Mang 莽), 망(Mang 莾), 왕망(#Wang Mang# 王莾) |
| Wang Maozhong | 毛仲 |
모중 (왕마오중) |
Wang Maozhong(王毛仲, ?-731) was a general of the Tang Dynasty. Originally he was a leftover of Gaogouli(高句麗) and then became a slave of Li Longji(李隆基). As he helped remove Princess Taiping(太平公主), he was appointed to high military positions. After conflicts with the eunuch Gao Lishi(高力士), he was demoted and killed in exile. | 모중(毛仲) |
| Wang Meng | 王猛 |
왕맹 (왕멍) |
(325-375). A politician and military strategist of the Former Qin 前秦 during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. He had great influence upon the policy of the emperor Fu Jian 苻堅 for national prosperity and military power. | 맹(Meng 猛), 경략(Jinglüe 景略) |
| Wang Mengyin | 王夢尹 |
왕몽윤 (왕멍인) |
A bureaucrat during the late Ming period. He won the imperial civil service examination in 1619 and was promoted Grand Coordinator (巡撫) of Huguang (胡廣) in 1636. | |
| Wang Mi | 王密 |
왕밀 (왕미) |
A magistrate 令 of Changyi 昌邑 during the Eastern Han period. | |
| Wang Mian | 王沔 |
왕면 (왕몐) |
Wang Mian(王沔, 950~992) was an official of the Northern Song Dynasty. He came from Qi Prefecture(齊州) and earned the jinshi degree in the reign of Emperor Taizong(太宗). He was promoted Vice Councilor(參知政事) and Vice Minister of Revenue(户部侍郞) in the reign of Emperor Taizong. | 왕면(王沔), 초망(楚望) |
| Wang Ming | 王明 |
왕명 (왕밍) |
Wang Ming(王明, 919~991) was an official of the Northern Song Dynasty. When Emperor Taizu(太祖) launched a military campaign against the Southern Han(南漢) in 970, he served as Army Fiscal Commissioner(隨軍轉運使). In 988 he was promoted Vice Minister of Rites(禮部侍郎). | 왕명(王明), 여회(如晦) |
| Wang Minghe | 汪鳴和 |
왕명화 (왕밍허) |
A Ming imperial agent (旗牌官) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wang Minghe | 王鳴鶴 |
왕명학 (왕밍허) |
A Ming regional commander (總兵官) who compiled a book on military tactics entitled Deng tan bi jiu (登壇必究). |