Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Ziliang | 鄭自良 |
정자량 (정쯔량) |
A Ming subject. In 1405, King Taejong 太宗 of Joseon gave him and his colleagues a bushel of rice each. | 정자량(鄭自良) |
| Zhengfei | 鄭妃 |
정비 (정페이) |
A concubine of the Yongle 永樂 emperor from Joseon (or Koryeo). | 정비(鄭妃) |
| Zhengqinwang | 鄭親王 |
정친왕 (정친왕) |
Refers to Jirgalang (1599~1655) who was a Manchu noble, regent, and political and military leader of the early Qing Dynasty. Born of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, he was the sixth son of Surhaci, a younger brother of the founder of the Qing Dynasty, Nurhaci. From 1638 to 1643, he participated in many military campaigns against the Ming Dynasty and helped to take down the Dynasty. After the death of Hong Taiji in September 1643, he became one of the young Emperor Shunzhi's two regents, but he yielded all of his political power to co-regent Dorgon in October 1644. He was eventually stripped of his title by Dorgon in 1647. After Dorgon's death in 1650, Zhengqinwang led an effort to clean the government of Dorgon's supporters. | 만)지르갈랑(Jirgalang) |
| Zhenzong (Emperor Zhenzong) [Zhao Heng] | 眞宗[趙恒] |
진종 (전쭝[자오헝]) |
Emperor Zhenzong(眞宗, 968~1022) was the 3rd emperor of the Song Dynasty and the son of Emperor Taizong(太宗). During his reign, the imperial examination system was improved, and the domestic economy was prosperous. However, he concluded a humiliating treaty with the Liao, which resulted in peace for over a century. In the treaty, Song accepted the superiority of Liao and agreed to pay an enormous sum in annual tribute. | 진종(眞宗), 조항(趙恒) |
| Zhi Buyi | 直不疑 |
직불의 (즈부이) |
[Imperial counsellor 御史大夫 during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han 漢景帝. He was a follower of the Way of Yellow Emperor and Laozi 黃老之道.] | 불의(Buyi 不疑) |
| Zhi Di | 質帝 |
질제 (즈디) |
(138-146 CE; r. 145-146 CE). The tenth emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was poisoned by Liang Ji 梁冀 when he was nine years old. | |
| Zhi Yingrui | 支應瑞 |
지응서 (즈잉뤼) |
An assistant prefect 通判. During the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion), he argued that Joseon should be absorbed by Ming. | 지응서(支應瑞) |
| Zhi Yun | 郅惲 |
질운 (즈윈) |
Gatekeeper of the Shangdong Gate 上東門 who refused to open the gate to Emperor Guangwu of Han 漢光武帝 at night. | 운(Yun 惲) |
| Zhiyushi | 只亏時 |
지우시 (즈위스) |
A Chinese man. In 1465 when he arrived at Huiryoeng 會寧, he was caught and beaten with bamboo sticks by Joseon officials. | 지우시(只亏時) |
| Zhong Changtong | 仲長統 |
중장통 (중창퉁) |
(180-220 CE). A prominent scholar during the late Eastern Han period. The author of the Changyan 昌言. |