Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Cunzhong | 楊存中 |
양존중 (양춘중) |
(1102-1166 CE). Original name Yang Yizhong 杨沂中. He was a native of Guoxian 崞縣, Daizhou 代州 and a military commander during the Southern Song (南宋) period who served as commander-in-chief of the Palace Command (殿前都指揮使). | |
| Yang Dachao | 楊大朝 |
양대조 (양다차오) |
A servant under Pacification Commissioner (宣諭官) Yu Xiyuan (余希元) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Yang Daoyin | 楊道寅 |
양도인 (양다오인) |
A native of Quanzhou 泉州, Fujian 福建 and a jinshi of 1607. He later served as Chief Supervising Secretary 都給事中 of the Office of Scrutiny for Rites 禮科. His dispatch to Korea as deputy envoy 副使 in 1621 reopened the maritime route between Korea and Ming China which had been closed for a long time. | 도인(道寅), 양(楊) |
| Yang Dayou | 楊大有 |
양대유 (양다유) |
A regional military commissioner (都司) of the Ming dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Yang Degong | 楊得功 |
양득공 (양더궁) |
One of the company commanders (千摠) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Yang Dengshan | 楊登山 |
양등산 (양더산) |
One of the assistant regional commanders (參將) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 등산(登山), 양참장(楊參將) |
| Yang Di | 楊砥 |
양지 (양디) |
(1365-1418 CE). An upright presented scholar (進士) during the Ming Dynasty. | |
| Yang Douhui | 梁斗輝 |
양두휘 (양더우후이) |
A provincial graduate (擧人) in Xinhui (新會) during the Wanli era (1573-1620) of the Ming. | |
| Yang Duye | 楊都爺 |
양도야 (양두예) |
See Yang Gao (楊鎬). | |
| Yang Fangheng | 楊方亨 |
양방형 (양팡헝) |
A Ming regional military commissioner (都指揮使) who was dispatched to Joseon as deputy envoy (副使) in the twenty-eighth year (1595) of King Seonjo (宣祖) of Joseon. The following April, he was promoted to senior envoy (正使) and negotiated a ceasefire with Japan. | 방형(方亨), 양로야(楊老爺), 양부사(楊副使), 양사(楊使), 양정사(楊正使) |