Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Zhun | 兪准 |
유준 (위준) |
A Ming subject who escorted Joseon envoys in Liaodong 遼東 in 1431. | 유준(兪准) |
| YuJjunwang | 豫郡王 |
예군왕 (위쥔왕) |
The title of Dodo (1614-1649). He was the 15th son of Aisin-gioro Nurhaci. Aisin-gioro Dodo, Prince of Yutong, was a Manchu prince and military general of Early Qing China. He was deprived of the princeship, but the Qianlong emperor restored his title in 1778. | |
| Yuan An | 袁安 |
원안 (위안안) |
(d. 92 CE). An eminent scholar, statesman, and the actual founder of the powerful Yuan 袁 lineage during the Eastern Han 東漢 period. | |
| Yuan Ang | 袁盎 |
원앙 (위안앙) |
A upright high-ranking official during the reigns of Emperor Wen of Han 漢文帝 and Emperor Jing 景帝. He was murdered by an assassin who was sent by the king of Chu. | 앙(Ang 盎), 원앙(Yuan Ang 爰盎) |
| Yuan Chengzong (Emperor Chengzong) [Temür Öljeytü Khan,Temür] | 元成宗 |
원성종 (위안청쭝[테무르올제이투칸,테무르]) |
Emperor Chengzong(成宗, 1265~1307) was the second emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and the sixth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He was a grandson of Kublai Khan. | 성종(成宗), 원(元), 원성종(元成宗), 테무르 울제이투 칸(Temür Öljeytü Khan), 테무르(Temür) |
| Yuan Chonghuan | 袁崇煥 |
원숭환 (위안총환) |
(1584-1630). A military general of the Ming, a native of Guangdong 廣東, jinshi in 1619. After he was appointed commader of Liaodong 遼東 in 1622 from a minor position on the Ministry of War 兵部, he defeated Nurhaci at the Battle of Ningyuan in 1625, which eventually caused Nurhaci's death. He defeated Hongtaiji 皇太極, Nurhaci's 努爾哈赤 successor at Ningyuan 寧遠, Jinzhou 錦州, and Beijing. However, he was executed by the Chongzhen Emperor 崇禎帝 due to false accusations, which were said to have been deliberately spread by Hongtaiji 皇太極. | 숭환(崇煥), 원경략(袁經略), 원숭환(袁崇煥), 원 군문(袁軍門) |
| Yuan Da | 元達 |
원달 (위안다) |
Superintendent of trials (tingwei 廷尉) in the court of the Former Zhao (Qian Zhao 前趙) during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. | 진원달(Chen Yuan Da 陳元達) |
| Yuan Dashe | 袁大捨 |
원대사 (위안다서) |
A palace woman 宮人 in the court of Chen Shubao 陳叔寶, the last emperor of the Chen dynasty who became a woman scholar; details unknown | |
| Yuan Futai | 袁撫臺 |
원무대 (위안푸타이) |
Assumed to refer to Yuan Keli 袁可立. | 무대(撫臺) |
| Yuan Gao | 袁高 |
원고 (위안가오) |
Yuan Gao(袁高, ?-?) was a poet of the Tang Dynasty(唐代). He was upright and a man of integrity. Emperor Dezong(德宗) commanded him to write the Royal message announcing that Lu Qi(盧杞) would be appointed prefect of Rao Prefecture(饒州刺史). He refused and remonstrated against the plan with the result that Dezong eventually discarded the idea. He died at age 60. | 원고(袁高), 공이(公頤) |