Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Xing | 楊興 |
양흥 (양싱) |
[Advisory official 諫大夫 during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han 漢成帝.] | |
| Yang Xiong | 楊雄 |
양웅 (양슝) |
See Yang Xiong 揚雄. | |
| Yang Xiong | 揚雄 |
양웅 (양슝) |
(53 BCE - 18 CE). A great poet and the author of the Great Mystery 太玄 and Words to Live by 法言 during the late Western Han period. | 양(Yang 揚), 양자운(Yang Ziyun 楊子雲), 웅(Xiong 雄), 자운(Ziyun 子雲) |
| Yang Yan | 楊炎 |
양염 (양옌) |
Yang Yan(楊炎, 727-781) became a chancellor in the reign of Emperor Dezong(德宗), and prevented misuse of the national treasury by eunuchs and pushed forward financial reforms such as the Law of the Two Taxes(兩稅法) to normalize the national budget. However, aristocrats who had to pay increased taxes, eunuchs who lost former privileges, and local warlords(藩鎭) who were worried about losing power resisted the reforms. Eventually, he was executed due to false accusations against him. | 양염(楊炎), 공남(公南) |
| Yang Yao | 楊幺 |
양요 (양야오) |
Yang Yao(楊幺, 1108~1135) was a leader of rebel forces during the early Southern Song period. He rebelled against the Song court following Zhong Xiang(鍾相) in 1130, and after the death of Zhong Xiang, he continued to resist with Xia Cheng(夏誠), Huang Zuo(黃佐) and Zhou Lun(周倫) at Lake Dongting (洞庭湖). In the reign of Emperor Gaozong(高宗), he was defeated by Yue Fei(岳飛) and killed. | 양요(楊幺) |
| Yang Yi | 楊億 |
양억 (양이) |
Yang Yi(楊億, 974~1020) was a writer and poet of the Northern Song dynasty. Renowned as a child prodigy, he was appointed to the post of Proofreader of the Palace Library(秘書省正字) at the age of 11 and later in 992 he earned the jinshi(進士) degree. He participated in the compilation of the Veritable Records of Emperor Taizu(太祖實錄) and the Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau(冊府元龜). He was posthumously honored as Wen(文). | 양억(楊億), 대년(大年) |
| Yang Yi | 楊儀 |
양의 (양이) |
(d. 235). An official of the Shu Han 蜀漢 during the Three Kingdoms period and a native of Xiangyang Commandery 襄陽郡. At first he was a subject of Cao Cao 曹操, later served Liu Bei(劉備) and was appointed the Imperial Secretariat 尚書\). After Zhuge Liang's death during his northern campaign against the Cao Wei 曹魏, Yang Yi conflicted with Wei Yan 魏延 on whether to follow Zhuge's orders to retreat. He finally won in a battle against Wei Yan. He was imprisoned for his libelous criticism of the Shu Han, and eventually committed suicide in prison. | 위공(Weigong 威公) |
| Yang Yikui | 楊一夔 |
양일기 (양이쿠이) |
A kinsman of Ming mobile corps commander (遊擊) Yang Wanjin (楊萬金) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Yang Yikui | 楊一揆 |
양일규 (양이쿠이) |
A Ming registrar (經歷) who was dispatched to Joseon to investigate border issues in 1540. | |
| Yang Yingcheng | 楊應誠 |
양응성 (양잉청) |
Yang Yingcheng(楊應誠) was an official during the reign of Emperor Gaozong(高宗) of the Southern Song Dynasty. In 1128, he was sent on an embassy to Goryeo(高麗). He requested permission to pass through Goryeo(高麗) in order to enter Jin(金), but his request was denied. | 양응성(楊應誠) |