Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
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Shang Yang | 商鞅 |
상앙 (상양) |
(c. 390-338 BCE). One of the most famous reformers and thinkers in early China. The military, economic, and bureaucratic reforms initiated by him during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin 秦孝公 laid the foundations for Qin's eventual unification of China. | 상(Shang 商), 앙(Yang 鞅), 위앙(Wey Yang 衛鞅), 공손앙(Gongsun Yang 公孫鞅), 상군(Shang Jun 商君) |
Shang Ze | 商澤 |
상택 (상쩌) |
One of the so-called seventy-two disciples of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period | 추평후(Zouping Hou 鄒平侯) |
Shang Zhongzong | 商中宗 |
상중종 (상중쭝) |
See Tai Wu 太戊 | |
Shang Zhou Wang | 商紂王 |
상주왕 (상저우왕) |
King Zhou of Shang. The last king of the Shang dynasty. According to the Records of the Grand Scribe 史記 by Sima Qian 司馬遷, he was originally a very intelligent and mighty person surpassing the abilities of ordinary people. But in his later years, he is said to have so indulged in drinking, women, and sex that the Shang was finally conquered by the Zhou forces led by King Wu 武王. | 상주(Shang Zhou 商紂), 주(Zhou 紂), 제신(Di Xin 帝辛), 주신(Zhou Xin 紂辛), 은주왕(Yin Zhou Wang 殷紂王), 수(Shou 受) |
Shangguan An | 上官安 |
상관안 (상관안) |
(d. 80 BCE). A son of powerful retainer Shangguan Jie 上官桀 during the mid-Western Han period. His whole family was exterminated on the charge of treason. | 안(An 安) |
Shangguan Huanghou | 上官皇后 |
상관황후 (상관황허우) |
(89-37 BCE). Emperor Zhao's 昭帝 Empress and a daughter of Shangguan An 上官安. | 상관후(Shangguang Hou 上官后), 효소황후(Xiao Zhao Huanghou 孝昭皇后) |
Shangguan Jie | 上官傑 |
상관걸 (상관제) |
(d. 80 BCE). A powerful retainer during the reigns of Emperor Wu 武帝 and Emperor Zhao 昭帝. His whole family was exterminated on the charge of treason by Huo Guang 霍光 after Emperor Zhao died. | 상관(Shangguan 上官) |
Shanyin Wang | 山陰王 |
산음왕 (산인왕) |
Personal name Zhu Yinda (朱音達). His name is mentioned only in the History of the Southern Ming (南明史). It is not clear when he was posthumously appointed Prince of Shanyin (山陰王). | |
Shao Bowen | 邵伯溫 |
소백온 (사오보원) |
Shao Bowen(邵伯溫, 1057~1134) was an official and philosopher of the Song Dynasty. He was a son of Shao Yong(邵雍) who greatly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism during the Song era. He studied under Sima Guang(司馬光) and had friendly relations with Cheng Yi(程頤), Cheng Hao(程顥) and Lü Gongzhu(呂公著). He had a profound knowledge of Yixue(易學). | 소자문(邵子文), 자문(子文) |
Shao Guangchao | 邵光超 |
소광초 (사오광차오) |
Shao Guangchao(邵光超) was an official during the reign of Emperor Dezong(德宗) of Tang(唐). In 779, he was flogged and exiled for receiving bribes from Li Xilie(李希烈). | 소광(邵光) |