Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Jia | 陽甲 |
양갑 (양자) |
The seventeenth or eighteenth king of the Shang dynasty according to the oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from Anyang and the Records of the Grand Scribe 史記 by Sima Qian, respectively. | 상갑(Xiang Jia 象甲) |
| Yang Jian | 楊簡 |
양간 (양젠) |
Yang Jian(楊簡, 1141~1226) was an official and Confucian scholar of the Song Dynasty. He earned the jinshi degree (進士) by passing the imperial examination in 1169. He studied under Lu Juyuan(陸九淵)and became one of the most representative scholars of Lu Wang School(陸王學派). | 간(簡), 양간(楊簡), 경중(敬仲), 자호선생(慈湖先生), 문원(文元) |
| Yang Jicheng | 楊繼誠 |
양계성 (양지청) |
See Yang Jisheng (楊繼盛). | |
| Yang Jinbao | 楊進保 |
양진보 (양진바오) |
A Ming palace attendant (內史) who was dispatched as an envoy in 1404. | 양내사(楊內史) |
| Yang Jisheng | 楊繼盛 |
양계성 (양지성) |
(1516-1555 CE). A native of Rongcheng (容城), the Northern Metropolitan Area (北直隸). A censor who was executed after an unsuccessful attempt to impeach the powerful Yan Song (嚴嵩); a jinshi of 1547; served as Vice Director 員外郞 of the Ministry of War 兵部. | 비어(備禦), 양(楊), 양비어(楊備禦), 양어사(楊御史) |
| Yang Ju | 楊琚 |
양거 (양쥐) |
A secretary (主事) of the Minstry of War (兵部) in the Shanhai Pass (山海關) during the Tianshun era (1457-1464) of the Ming. | 거(琚) |
| Yang Jue | 楊爵 |
양작 (양줴) |
(d. 1549 CE). A native of Fuping (富平), Shaanxi (陝西) and a jinshi of 1529. He was twice imprisoned for his direct admonitions while he served as investigating censor (監察御史) in the Jiajing era (1522-1566). He was finally released in 1547. | |
| Yang Jun | 楊駿 |
양준 (양쥔) |
(d. 291). A regent during the reign of Emperor Hui 惠帝 of the Jin 晉 dynasty. He was falsely accused of treason and killed by Empress Jia 賈皇后. | 문장(Wenchang 文長) |
| Yang Junmin | 楊俊民 |
양준민 (양쥔민) |
A native of Puzhou 蒲州, Shanxi 山西; a son of Yang Bo 楊博, Minister of War (兵部尙書) during the Jiajing 嘉靖 era of the Ming; a jinshi of 1562. He served as Minister of Revenue (戶部尙書) during the Wanli 萬曆 era. | |
| Yang Juyuan | 楊巨源 |
양거원 (양쥐위안) |
Yang Juyuan(楊巨源), a native of Pu prefecture(蒲州) and jinshi of the Zhenyuan era(貞元年間), was an official and poet of the Tang Dynasty. He was appointed to be Hezhong Shaoyin(河中少尹). | 거원(巨源), 양거원(楊巨源), 경산(景山) |