Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Yuqing | 楊虞卿 |
양우경 (양위칭) |
Yang Yuqing(楊虞卿, ?-?) was a friend of Yang Cheng(陽城) who was famous of his straight speech. Li Zongmin(李宗閔) highly appreciated him. He was known as an upright official, but later he flattered men of power. He served as scholar of Hongwen Institute(弘文館學士), Imperial Attendant(給事中), and Deputy Minister of Public Works(工部侍郎), Mayor of Capital City(京兆尹) successively before he was demoted and died. | 사고(師皐) |
| Yang Zhao | 楊照 |
양조 (양자오) |
A regional commander (總兵官) of Guangning (廣寧) during the Jiajing era (1522-1566) of the Ming. | 양(楊), 양총병(楊摠兵) |
| Yang Zhaoji | 楊肇基 |
양조기 (양자오지) |
(1581-1630 CE). A native of Yizhou (沂州). He served as Regional Commander (總兵官) of Datong (大同) and Commissioner-in-Chief of the Right (右都督) during the late Ming period. He reclaimed Santun (三屯) from the Qing army in the second year (1629) of the Chongzhen (崇禎) era. | |
| Yang Zhen | 楊震 |
양진 (양전) |
(54-124 CE). A high-ranking official who served as regional inspector 刺史, governor 太守, and later grand commandant 太尉 during the Eastern Han period. | 진(Zhen 震), 양백기(Yang Boqi 楊伯起) |
| Yang Zhenchang | 楊鎭昌 |
양진창 (양전창) |
A Qing(淸) consul stationed in Korea during the reign of King Sunjong(純宗). | 양진창(楊鎭昌) |
| Yang Zhi | 楊職 |
양직 (양즈) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by one of the Manchurian tribes and fled to Joseon. He was released to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in the eighth year (1462) of King Seongjong (成宗) of Joseon. | |
| Yang Zhian | 楊起源[楊止庵] |
양기원[양지암] (양치위안) |
Thought to refer to Yang Shiqiao 楊時喬, whose penn name is Zhian 止庵, a jinshi of 1545. He was appointed Vice Minister of Personnel 吏部侍郞 during the Wanli era (1573-1620). He sincerely followed Zhu Xi's teachings even in the intellectual topography of late Ming era | |
| Yang Zhu | 楊朱 |
양주 (양주) |
(440-360? BCE). A Chinese philosopher during the Warring State period, who is known for an advocacy of naturalism and for a discourse on human nature. | 양(Yang 楊), 양씨(Yang Shi 楊氏), 양자(Yang Zi 楊子) |
| Yang Zizhi [Yang Fang] | 楊子直 |
양자직 (양쯔즈[양팡]) |
Yang Fang(楊方) was an official and Confucian scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty. As a disciple of Zhu Xi(朱熹), he was referred to as one of the three Yangs(三楊) along with Yang Ji(楊楫) and Yang Jian(楊簡). | 양자직(楊子直) |
| Yang di | 楊帝 |
양제 (양디) |
See, Sui Yangdi (隋煬帝). | 양(煬), 양제(煬帝), 양광(楊廣) |