Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
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Shang Fu | 尙父 |
상부 (상푸) |
See Jiang Tai Gong 姜太公. | |
Shang Gaozong | 商高宗 |
상고종 (상가오쭝) |
See Wu Ding 武丁. | |
Shang Gong | 殤公 |
상공 (상궁) |
(r. 719-710 BCE). A ruler of the state of Song 宋 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was assassinated by Hua Du 華督. | |
Shang Huanghou (Emperess Shang) | 向皇后 |
상황후 (상황허우) |
Empress Shang(向皇后, 1047-1102) was an empress consort of Emperor Shenzong(神宗) of the Song Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Zhezong(哲宗), as regent empress dowager, she enthroned Zhao Ji(趙佶) who would become Emperor Huizong(徽宗). She was posthumously honored as Empress Qinsheng(欽聖皇后). | 향(向) |
Shang Jun | 商均 |
상균 (상쥔) |
A son of Shun 舜. According to the Records of the Grand Scribe 史記, Shun appointed Yu 禹, instead of his son Shang Jun, as a sucessor because he regarded his son unworthy of the throne. | |
Shang Meiren (Beauty Lady Shang) | 尙美人 |
상미인 (상메이런) |
Beauty Lady Shang(尙美人) was a imperial concubine of Emperor Renzong(仁宗) of the Song Dynasty. | 상미인(尙美人) |
Shang Qu | 商瞿 |
상구 (상취) |
(b. 522 BCE). A disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. Little is known about him. He is said to have transmitted the learning of the Changes 易 from Confucius. | 자목(Zi Mu 子木), 수창후(Xu Chang Hou 須唱侯) |
Shang Rong | 商容 |
상용 (상룽) |
A loyal official in the late Shang dynasty. A major character in the Fengshen yanyi 封神演義, a famous Chinese epic novel written during the Ming dynasty. | |
Shang Tang Wang | 商湯王 |
상탕왕 (상탕왕) |
King Tang of Shang. The first king of the Shang dynasty. During his reign, Shang's power continued to grow so that the Shang forces finally defeated King Jie of the Xia 夏桀王, who then was exiled to Nanchao. Traditionally, Tang's reign has been regarded as one of the golden ages in Chinese history. | 상종(Shang Zong 商宗), 상탕(Shang Tang 商湯), 성탕(Cheng Tang 成湯), 은탕(Yin Tang 殷湯), 탕(Tang 湯), 탕자혜(Tang Zi Hui 湯子惠), 자리(Zi Lü 子履) |
Shang Wang Tang | 商王湯 |
상왕탕 (상왕탕) |
See Shang Tang Wang 商湯王. |