Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Guotai | 張國泰 |
장국태 (장궈타이) |
A Chinese commoner who drifted to the shore of Jeolla Province(全羅道) during the reign of King Injo(仁祖) of Joseon. He was arrested for killing a Korean. | 국태(國泰), 장국태(張國泰) |
| Zhang Hai | 張海 |
장해 (장하이) |
A staff member of the Ming envoys who visited Korea in 1450. | 장해(張海), 해(海) |
| Zhang He | 張和 |
장화 (장허) |
A messenger of Wang Cheng'en 王承恩, a Ming officer. Wang sent him to the Joseon court in order to exchange their blue cloth for provisions in 1631. | 장화(張和), 화(和) |
| Zhang Heng | 張衡 |
장형 (장헝) |
(78-139 CE). A astronomer, inventor, geographer, poet and official during the Eastern Han period. The author of the famous "Rhapsody of the Eastern Capital" 東京賦 and the "Rhapsody of the Western Capital" 西京賦. | 장(Zhang 張) |
| Zhang Hongpiao | 張弘驃 |
장홍표 (장홍퍄오) |
A subordinate of Mao Wenlong 毛文龍. He came to the costal areas of Joseon in order to collect provisions around 1631. | 장홍표(張弘驃) |
| Zhang Hongru | 張鴻儒 |
장홍유 (장훙루) |
A military commander of the Ming Dynasty who was sent to Joseon(朝鮮) during the reign of King Seonjo(宣祖). | 장홍유(張鴻儒), 홍유(鴻儒) |
| Zhang Hou | 張后 |
장후 (장허우) |
She was a royal concubine of Emperor Suzong(肅宗) of the Tang Dynasty. She married Emperor Suzong when he was the crown prince. After Emperor Suzong ascended to the throne, he installed her as Shufei(淑妃). In 758, she was installed as Empress. In 762, as the emperor grew gravely ill, she tried to have Li Fuguo(李輔國) put to death, but instead she was captured and killed by him. | 장첩여(張婕妤), 장후(張后) |
| Zhang Hua | 張華 |
장화 (장화) |
(232-300). An official and writer of the Western Jin 西晉 dynasty. He submitted a memorial to Emperor Wu 武帝, advising an attack on the Eastern Wu 東吳. | 무선(Wuxian 茂先) |
| Zhang Huang | 張瑝 |
장황 (장황) |
Zhang Huang(張瑝) was the son of Zhang Shensu(張審素), who was an official during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗) of the Tang dynasty. Zhang Shensu was falsely accused of treason and put to death by Yang Wang(楊汪). Later Zhang Huang took vengeance on Yang Wang for his father’s death, but he was also executed. | 황(瑝) |
| Zhang Jianzhi | 張柬之 |
장간지 (장졘즈) |
Zhang Jianzhi(張柬之, 625-706) was an official of the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian(武則天)'s Zhou (周) Dynasty, who served Wu Zetian(武則天) and her son Emperor Zhongzong(中宗). He played a central role in overthrowing Wu Zetian(武則天) and restoring Emperor Zhongzong(中宗) in 705. However due to false accusations instigated by Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi(武三思), he was later exiled and died in exile. | 간지(柬之), 동지(東之), 장(張), 장간지(張柬之), 맹장(孟將) |