Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Pu | 王朴 |
왕박 (왕푸) |
Wang Pu(王朴, ?~959) was an official during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period(五代十國時代). He started his official career in Later Han(後漢), but he was disappointed at the maladministration of Emperor Yin(隱帝), so he resigned and returned to his hometown. After the foundation of Later Zhou(後周), he served Emperor Shizong(世宗), reaching the position of Military Affairs Commissioner(樞密使). | 왕박(王朴), 문백(文伯) |
| Wang Qi | 汪錡 |
왕기 (왕치) |
A beloved catamite of Duke Ai of Lu 魯哀公 who died with the duke during the battle of Jiqu 稷曲 against the army of Qi 齊. | 왕기(Wang Ji 汪踦) |
| Wang Qiao | 王喬 |
왕교 (왕챠오) |
A half-legendary magistrate 令 of Xie 葉 and immortal (xian 仙) during the reign of Emperor Ming of Han 漢明帝. | |
| Wang Qin | 王欽 |
왕흠 (왕친) |
A Ming company commander (百戶) who was dispatched to Joseon as an envoy in 1433. | 왕천사(王天使), 흠(欽) |
| Wang Qinruo | 王欽若 |
왕흠약 (왕친뤄) |
Wang Qinruo(王欽若, 962~1025) was an official of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was the Grand Councilor in the reigns of Emperor Zhenzong(眞宗) and Emperor Renzong(仁宗). He led the compilation of Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau(冊府元龜), an imperial encyclopedia. He presented a few very unpopular proposals, including moving the capital to the south. Moreover, he appeared to have a personal vendetta against the upright official Kou Zhun(寇準). He was nicknamed one of the "Five Devils(五鬼)", along with Ding Wei (丁謂), Lin Te (林特), Chen Pengnian (陳彭年) and Liu Chenggui (劉承珪) by the people of those days. | 왕흠약(王欽若), 흠약(欽若), 정국(定國) |
| Wang Rong | 王戎 |
왕융 (왕룽) |
(234-305). An official and scholar of the Western Jin 西晉. One of the Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove. He successively held various official posts; however, instead administrating state affairs, he dedicated himself to pure discussions 淸談. | 준충(Junchong 濬沖) |
| Wang Ruzheng | 王汝徵 |
왕여징 (왕루정) |
One of the adjutants (中軍) in the Ming army dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 왕중(王中), 왕중군(王中軍) |
| Wang San | 王三 |
왕삼 (왕싼) |
A Ming soldier from the border area of Datong (大同), Shanxi (山西) during the Jiajing era (1522-1566) of the Ming. He was executed by slow slicing (凌遲) for collaborating with the Tartars. | |
| Wang Sengbian | 王僧辨 |
왕승변 (왕썽볜) |
(d. 555). A general of the Liang 梁 dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. In the reign of Emperor Yuan 元帝, he became prominent in supressing rebellions such as that of Hou Jing's 侯景. After Emperor Yuan was killed by the Western Wei 西魏 in 555, he became the de facto regent of the Liang dynasty. | 군재(Juncai 君才) |
| Wang Shang | 王商 |
왕상 (왕상) |
(d. 12 BCE). A brother 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. An uncle of Wang Mang 王莽. |