Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao Chong | 高崇 |
고숭 (명2) (가오충) |
An interpreter (通事) of the Ming envoy dispatched to Joseon in the thirty second year (1537) of King Jungjong (中宗) of Joseon. | |
| Gao De | 高德 |
고덕 (가오더) |
A Ming commoner who was cast away on the shore of Tae'an (泰安) of Joseon in the thirty-ninth year (1544) of King Jungjong (中宗) of Joseon. | |
| Gao De | 高得 |
고득 (가오더) |
A regional military commissioner (都指揮) in the Ming who was sent to Joseon as an envoy in 1403. | 득(得) |
| Gao Feng | 高鳳 |
고봉 (가오펑) |
A servant of a Censor-in-Chief (左都御史) of Guangning 廣寧 during the Jiajing era (1522-1566) of the Ming. | |
| Gao Fu | 高黼 |
고보 (가오푸) |
A palace attendant (內史) who was dispatched as an envoy in the sixth year (1455) of the Jingtai (景泰) era of the Ming Dynasty. | 보(黼) |
| Gao Huai | 高淮 |
고회 (가오화이) |
A eunuch during the Wanli era (1573-1620) of the Ming. Originally a ruffian with his own household, he became a eunch and rose to the position of Vice Director for Palace Delicacies (尚膳監監丞). | 고태감(高太監) |
| Gao Huanghou | 高皇后 |
고황후 (가오황허우) |
(1332-1382 CE). A native of Suzhou (宿州), surname Ma 馬. The empress of Ming Taizu 明太祖 Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 and the mother of Chengzu 成祖 Zhu Di 朱棣. | 효자황후(孝慈皇后), 마황후(馬皇后) |
| Gao Jingong | 高進功 |
고진공 (가오진궁) |
A mobile corps commander (遊擊) under Commissioner-in-Chief (都督) Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) during the Chongzhen era (1628-1644) of the Ming. He urged the Joseon court to supply Mao's army with vessels in the twelfth year (1634) of King Injo 仁祖 of Joseon. | |
| Gao Ju | 高擧 |
고거 (가오쥐) |
Official of Qing China. He served as an interpreter of Yichang Capital Prefecture in the 1st year of the Jiaqing era. | |
| Gao Ke | 高克 |
고극 (가오커) |
A minister 大夫in the state of Zheng 鄭 during the Spring and Autumn period. |