Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gu Dayong | 谷大用 |
곡대용 (구다용) |
One of the eight powerful eunuchs during the reign of Emperor Zhengde (1506-1521). He was the supreme commader (總督) of the campaign to suppress Liu Liu (劉六) and Liu Qi's (劉七) revolt in the sixth year (1511) of the Zhengde (正德) era of the Ming. | |
| Gu Fengdeng | 谷豊登 |
곡풍등 (구펑덩) |
One of the eunuchs bestowed by the Qing emperor on Crown Prince Sohyeon of Joseon who was returning to Joseon from Beijing. The eunuchs returned to Qing after the death of the crown prince. | |
| Gu Qing | 谷淸 |
곡청 (구칭) |
A stepson of eunuch Zheng Tong (鄭同) during the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Ming. | 곡청(谷凊), 곡태감(谷太監), 청(淸), 정곡청(鄭谷淸) |
| Gu Rong | 顧榮 |
고영 (구룽) |
(d. 312). A prominent figure of the Eastern Wu 東吳 and Western Jin 西晉 periods. He recommended talented people of Jiangnan region to 江南 Sima Rui 司馬睿, the first emperor of the Eastern Jin 東晉. | 언선(Yanxian 彦先) |
| Gu Sheng | 顧晟 |
고성 (구성) |
An administrator of the left (左長史) under the Prince of Zhao (趙王) during the Yongle era (1403-1424) of the Ming Dynasty. | |
| Gu Shishan | 谷世山 |
곡세산 (구스산) |
A soldier under a tribal chief Andaabuhai (俺答阿不孩) during the Jiajing (1521-1567) era of the Ming. | |
| Gu Sou | 瞽瞍 |
고수 (구써우) |
The blind father of Shun 舜. He remarried soon after Shun's mother died. Although Gu Sou ill-treated Shun in favor of Shun's stepbrother Xiang 象, Shun is said to have always been dutiful to his father and stepmother. | 고수(Gu Sou 瞽叟), 고수(Gu Sou 瞽膄) |
| Gu Sui | 谷燧 |
곡수 (구쑤이) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Gu Tianjun | 顧天俊 |
고천준 (구톈쥔) |
See Gu Tianjun 顧天埈. | |
| Gu Tianjun | 顧天峻 |
고천준 (구톈쥔) |
See Gu Tianjun 顧天埈. |