Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feng Hou | 風后 |
풍후 (펑허우) |
A legendary figure in early Chinese mythology. According to one version of the legend, he was a prime minister of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝, and decidedly defeated the army of Chi You 蚩尤 in the battle of Zhuolu 涿鹿. | |
| Feng Huan | 馮驩 |
풍환 (펑환) |
One of the guests (binke 賓客) of Lord Mengchang (Mengchang Jun 孟嘗君) in the state of Qi 齊 during the Warring States period. | 풍환(Feng Xuan 馮諼) |
| Feng Hui | 封回 |
봉회 (펑후이) |
An official of the Northern Wei 北魏 during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. He was adopted by a eunuch Manu 磨奴. In the reign of Emperor Xiaozhuang 孝莊帝, he was killed at Heyin 河陰, at the age of 77. | |
| Feng Ji | 馮姬 |
풍희 (펑지) |
(d. 6 BCE). Birth name is Feng Yuan 馮媛. One of the favorite consorts of Emperor Yuan of the Han (漢元帝). A daughter of Feng Fengshi 馮奉世 and grandmother of Emperor Ping (平帝). Being falsely accused of practicing imprecation against Emperor Ai (哀帝) and his grandmother Empress Dowager Fu (傅太后), she took poison in 6 BCE. | 풍원(馮媛), 풍소의(馮昭儀), 풍태후(馮太后) |
| Feng Jin | 馮謹 |
장근[풍근] (펑진) |
A Ming envoy who visited Korea in 1407. | 근(謹), 풍(馮), 풍근(馮謹) |
| Feng Keshan | 馮克善 |
풍극선 (펑커산) |
A Chinese man who participated in the Baguajiao Rebellion in the Jiaqing era. | |
| Feng Lun | 封倫 |
봉륜 (펑룬) |
Feng Lun(封倫) was an official of the Sui and the Tang Dynasties. He was a grandson of Gao Baolong(高保隆), the crown prince of the Northern Qi(北齊). He enjoyed the confidence of Yang Su(楊素), a powerful official of the Sui Dynasty. In the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang(唐太宗), he was appointed Right Vice-President of the Department of State Affairs(尙書右僕射). His son, Feng Yandao(封言道), married Princess Huainan(淮南公主), a daughter of Emperor Gaozu(高祖). | 봉륜(封倫), 봉덕이(封德彛), 봉덕이(封德彝) |
| Feng Quan | 馮烇[馮銓] |
풍전 (펑취안) |
Refers to Feng Quan (馮銓, 1595-1672). A turncoat high-ranking official during the Ming and Qing dynasties. A native of Zhuozhou 涿州, Shuntian 順天. In collusion with powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢, he particiapted in the executions of the Donglin Fact (東林黨), and was later promoted to the minister of revenue (戶部尙書) in the Ming court. In 1644, he and his all family, wearing in Manchu clothes, surrendered to Dorgon. He was promoted to the grand secritariat of the Institute of the Advancement of Literature (弘文院大學士) during the Shunzhi 順治 era of the Qing. | 전(Quan 烇) |
| Feng Shi | 馮榯 |
풍시 (펑스) |
A Commander-in-Chief of the Palace Command during the reign of Emperor Lizong (r. 1224-1264) of the Song Dynasty | 풍시(馮榯) |
| Feng Taihou | 馮太后 |
풍태후 (펑타이허우) |
(442–490). An empress of the Northern Wei 北魏 and the wife of Emperor Wencheng 文成帝. After her husband's death in 465, she became highly influential to the reigns of Emperor Xianwen 獻文帝 and Emperor Xiaowen. | 문명황후(Wenming huanghou 文明皇后) |