Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Qian | 張謙 |
장겸 (장쳰) |
A staff member of the envoy to Joseon during the Wanli era (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty. | 겸(謙), 장겸(張謙) |
| Zhang Qigong | 張奇功 |
장기공 (장치공) |
A Ming officer who came to Korea duing the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 기공(奇功), 장기공(張奇功), 장유격(張遊擊) |
| Zhang Qujiang | 張曲江 |
장곡강 (장취장) |
Refer to Zhang Jiuling(張九齡). | 장곡강(張曲江) |
| Zhang Ruitu | 張瑞圖 |
장서도 (장루이투) |
(1576-1641). A native of Jinjiang 晉江 and jinshi of 1607. He bought the powerful eunuch, Wei Zhongxian's 魏忠賢 patronage with flattery and became grand secretary 大學士. He was good at painting and calligraphy. Later he was demoted to commoner due to his involvement in a rebellion. | 장서도(張瑞圖) |
| Zhang Ruyi | 張汝翼 |
장여익 (장루이) |
A Ming officer who came to Korea during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 장여익(張汝翼) |
| Zhang Sanwei | 張三畏 |
장삼외 (장싼웨이) |
He was the regional military commissioner 都使 of Liaodong 遼東 during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). He took charge of supplies for the Ming expeditionary army. | 장삼외(張三畏) |
| Zhang Shangying | 張商英 |
장상영 (장상잉) |
Zhang Shangying(張商英, 1043~1122) was an official of the Northern Song Dynasty. He came form Shu Prefecture(蜀州) and earned the jinshi degree(進士) in 1066. When he was made Inspecting Censor(監察御使), he promoted Wang Anshi's reform policies. However, he was falsely accused of being a Yuanyou partisan(元祐黨籍) by Cai Jing(蔡京). He became the Grand Councilor in the place of Cai Jing. | 장상영(張商英), 천각(天覺), 무진거사(無盡居士) |
| Zhang Sheng | 張昇 |
장승 (장성) |
Zhang Sheng(張昇) was an official of the Ming Dynasty. He came from Nancheng(南城) and earned the Jinshi degree in 1469. | 승(昇), 장상서(張尙書), 계소(啟昭) |
| Zhang Shensu | 張審素 |
장심소 (장선쑤) |
Zhang Shensu(張審素) was an official during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗) of the Tang Dynasty. He was falsely accused by Inspecting Censor Yang Wang(楊汪) and executed on the charge of treason. His two sons, Zhang Huang(張瑝) and Zhang Xiu(張琇) were subsequently exiled due to their father's crime, but they later escaped and took vengeance on Yang Wang. | 심소(審素), 장심소(張審素) |
| Zhang Shi | 張栻 |
장식 (장스) |
Zhang Shi(張栻, 1133-1181) was a confucian scholar of the Song dynasty. He came from Mianzhu District(綿竹), Han Prefecture(漢州) and was a son of the distinguished general and Grand Councilor, Zhang Jun(張浚). After studying under Hu Hong(胡宏), the son of Hu Anguo(胡安國), he started an official career as his father's secretary. He was visited by Zhu Xi(朱熹) in 1167, and it is said that they spent three days and three nights arguing about the Doctrine of the Mean(中庸). He was posthumously honored as Xuan(宣), and he was admitted into the Confucian Temple in 1261. | 경부(敬夫), 남헌(南軒), 남헌장씨(南軒張氏), 장(張), 장경부(張敬夫), 장남헌(張南軒), 장식(張栻), 장식(張栻), 장씨(張氏), 화양백(華陽伯) |