Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Xuan Wang | 周宣王 |
주선왕 (저우쉬안왕) |
(r. 827-782 BCE). King Xuan of Zhou. The eleventh king of the Zhou dynasty. He rose to the throne after the so-called Gong He 共和 regency and accomplished the revival of Zhou royal authority, albeit for a short time. In his son's reign, the Zhou court abandoned the western capital of Haojing 鎬京 and moved to Luoyi 洛邑. | 선(Xuan 宣), 선왕(Xuan Wang 宣王), 주선(Zhou Xuan 周宣) |
| Zhou Yafu | 周亞父 |
주아부 (저우야푸) |
See Zhou Yafu 周亞夫. | |
| Zhou Yafu | 周亞夫 |
주아부 (저우야푸) |
(d. 143 BCE). A military commander who pacified the Revolt of the Seven Kingdoms during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han 漢景帝. A son of Zhou Bo 周勃. | 아부(Yafu 亞夫) |
| Zhou Yajing | 周亞靖 |
주아정 (저우야징) |
A Ming subject who came to Joseon. The court sent him back to Liaodong 遼東 in 1417. | 주아정(周亞靖) |
| Zhou Yi | 周顗 |
주의 (저우이) |
(269-322). An official of the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty and a native of Runan Commandery 汝南郡. He fled south with Sima Rui 司馬睿 after the fall of the Western Jin 西晉. He was executed during the Rebellion of Wang Dun 王敦. | 의(Yi 顗), 백인(Boren 伯仁) |
| Zhou Yi Wang | 周懿王 |
주의왕 (저우이왕) |
(r. 899-892 or 899-873 BCE). King Yi of Zhou. The seventh king of the Zhou dynasty. According to the Records of the Grand Scribe 史記, the Zhou began to decline from the time of his reign. | 의왕(Yi Wang 懿王) |
| Zhou Yingkui | 周應奎 |
주응규 (저우잉쿠이) |
A Ming military commander 指揮 who participated in the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). He visited Busan in 1594 in order to reconnoiter the Japanese army. | 응규(應奎), 주지휘(周指揮) |
| Zhou You Wang | 周幽王 |
주유왕 (저우여우왕) |
(795-771 BCE; r. 781-771 BCE). King You of Zhou. The twelfth king of the Zhou dynasty. He was killed by the allied forces of the Lords of Shen 申侯 and Quanrong 犬戎 in 771 BCE. After his death, the Zhou court moved the capital from devastated Haojing 鎬京 to Luoyi 洛邑. | 유(You 幽), 유왕(You Wang 幽王) |
| Zhou Yu | 周瑜 |
주유 (저우위) |
(175–210). A military general serving under the warlord Sun Ce 孫策 and Sun Quan 孫權 during the late Eastern Han period. When Cao Cao 曹操 led a large army to conquer the Jiangnan, Zhou Yu led the defensive forces to a massive victory in the battle of Red Cliff in 208. Because of a wound he got in the battle, he died at the age of 35. He advised Sun Quan to unify southern China to resist Cao Cao in the north. | 공근(Gongjin 公瑾) |
| Zhou Yucai | 周于才 |
주우재 (저우위차이) |
A miltary staff officer of a junior envoy who visited Joseon in 1606. | 주우재(周于才) |