Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong Xuan | 董宣 |
동선 (둥쉬안) |
Courtesy name is Shaoping 少平, An official of the Eastern Han Dynasty 東漢 from Chenliu commandery 陳留郡. In ther reign of Emperor Guanwu(光武帝), while working as the magistrate of Luoyang 洛陽令, he executed one of Princess Huyang 湖陽公主's servants who killed innocent people. Since resentful Princess Huyang begged emperor to punish him, Emperor Guanwu ordered him to apologize to her, but he refused to do so. | 동선(董宣), 동선상(董宣尙), 동소남(董召南), 동소남(董邵南), 선(宣) |
| Dong Yang | 董養 |
동양 (둥양) |
A high-minded student of the imperial academy 太學 during the Western Jin 西晉 period. | |
| Dong Yiyuan | 董一元 |
동일원 (둥이위안) |
The regional commander of Guangdong (廣東總兵) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 동제독(董提督), 동제독일원(董提督一元), 일원(一元) |
| Dong Yue | 董越 |
동월 (둥웨) |
(1430-1502 CE). After winning third place in the imperial civil examination in 1469, he served as the Nanjing Minister of Works (南京工部尙書). His writings include the Joseon zazhi (朝鮮雜志). | 동(董), 동선생(董先生), 동월(蕫越), 동한림(董翰林), 월(越) |
| Dong Zhengyi | 董正誼 |
동정의 (둥정이) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 동유격(董遊擊), 정의(正誼) |
| Dong Zhong | 董忠 |
동충 (둥중) |
An official who reported the Guo 郭 clan's plot of revolt to the Han court during the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han 漢宣帝. | 충(Zhong 忠) |
| Dong Zhongshu | 董仲舒 |
동중서 (둥중수) |
(179-104 BCE). One of the most prominent Confucian scholars during the Han period. Traditionally, he was thought to have played a key role in establishing Confucianism as state-sponsored learning during the reign of Han Wudi 漢武帝. However, revisionist scholars suspect both the so-called "the victory of Confucianism" during the reign of Han Wudi and his role in the establishment of the academicians of the Five Classics 五經博士. | 강도(Jiangdu 江都), 강도백(Jiangdu Bo 江都伯), 강도상(Jiangdu Xiang 江都相), 동(Dong 董), 동생(Dong Sheng 董生), 동자(Dong Zi 董子), 동자(Dong Zi 蕫子), 동중(Dong Zhong 董仲), 중서(Zhongshu 仲舒) |
| Dong Zhongshu | 薰仲舒[董仲舒] |
훈중서[동중서] (둥중수) |
See Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒. | |
| Dong Zhuo | 董卓 |
동탁 (둥줘) |
(d. 192 BCE). A powerful statesman and warlord who enthroned Emperor Xian 獻帝 and burned the Eastern Han capital Luoyang 洛陽 during the late Eastern Han period. He was assassinated by Lü Bu 呂布. | 동(Dong 董), 탁(Zhuo 卓), 미오(Meiwu 郿塢) |
| Dong Zi | 董子 |
동자 (둥쯔) |
See Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒. |