Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dou Jiande | 竇建德 |
두건덕 (더우졘더) |
Dou Jiande(竇建德, 573-621) was a rebel leader near the end of the Sui Dynasty. He was defeated and captured by his rival, Li Shimin(李世民) of Tang at the Battle of Hulao(虎牢之戰). He was subsequently put to death. | 건덕(建德), 두건덕(竇建德) |
| Dou Kehuang | 鬪克黃 |
투극황 (더우커황) |
A grandson of Dougu Wutu 鬪穀於菟, a prominent prime minister during the reign of King Cheng of Chu 楚成王. When his whole family was exterminated for a failed revolt, he was saved in consideration of the contributions of Dougu Wutu 鬪穀於菟. | 극황(Kehuang 克黃) |
| Dou Pengzu | 竇彭祖 |
두팽조 (더우펑쭈) |
A son of Dou Changjun 竇長君 who was ennobled by Emperor Jing of Han 漢景帝 as Lord of Nanpi 南皮侯 in 157 BCE. | 남피후(Nanpi Hou 南皮侯) |
| Dou Shaojun | 竇少君 |
두소군 (더우샤오쥔) |
See Dou Guangguo 竇廣國. | |
| Dou Shen | 竇參 |
두참 (더우선) |
Dou Shen(竇參, 734–793) was an official of the Tang Dynasty who served Emperor Dezong(德宗) as chancellor. He was a man of factionalism. In 792, he was accused of receiving bribes and being improperly associated with governors. He was demoted to military advisor of Huan Prefecture(驩州司馬), and then eventually ordered to commit suicide. | 두(竇), 두참(竇參), 시중(時中) |
| Dou Taihou | 竇太后 |
두태후 (더우타이허우) |
Empress Dowager Dou. See Dou Huanghou 竇皇后. | |
| Dou Wenfang | 竇文芳 |
두문방 (더우원팡) |
One of the eunuchs bestowed by the Qing emperor on the Crown Prince Sohyeon of Joseon who was returning to Joseon from Beijing. The eunuchs were returned to the Qing after the death of the crown prince. | |
| Dou Wu | 竇武 |
두무 (더우우) |
(d. 168 BCE). General-in-chief 大將軍 of Emperor Ling 靈帝 in the late Eastern Han period. He committed suicide after a failed attempt to remove the powerful eunuchs of the Han inner court. | |
| Dou Xian | 竇憲 |
두헌 (더우셴) |
(d. 92 CE). The brother of the Empress Dou 竇皇后 of Emperor Zhang 章帝 during the Eastern Han period. | 두(Dou 竇), 헌(Xian 憲) |
| Dou Yan | 竇儼 |
두엄 (더우옌) |
Dou Yan(竇儼, 919~960) was an official during the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty who earned the jinshi(進士) degree during the Later Jin Dynasty(後晉). In the early Song period, as Vice Minister of the Ministry for Rites(禮部侍郞), he supervised state rituals. | 두엄(竇儼), 망지(望之) |