Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
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Su Song | 蘇頌 |
소송 (쑤쑹) |
Su Song(蘇頌, 1020~1101) was an astronomer and engineer of the Song Dynasty. He earned the jinsh(進士) degree in 1042. He invented a hydro-mechanical astronomical clock tower(水運儀象台) in Kaifeng (開封). | 소송(蘇頌), 자용(子容) |
Su Wu | 蘇武 |
소무 (쑤우) |
(140-60 BCE). A loyal diplomat during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝. He was dispatched to and detained by the Xiongnu 匈奴 for nineteen years, but did not change his allegiance to Han. He had been represented as a paragon of loyalty and integrity during the traditional period. | 무(Wu 武) |
Su Xian | 蘇憲[蘇獻] |
소헌 (쑤셴) |
Su Xian(蘇獻) was an official of the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Ruizong(睿宗) died in 716, Su Xian advised Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗) about funeral rites for Emperor Ruizong. | 소헌(蘇憲) |
Su Xun | 蘇洵 |
소순 (쑤쉰) |
Su Xun(蘇洵, 1009~1066) was a writer, poet, and official of the Northern Song(北宋). His two sons, Su Shi(蘇軾) and Su Zhe(蘇轍), were famous literati. He and his two sons were members of the Eight Great Men of Letters of the Tang and Song Dynasties(唐宋八大家). | 소순(蘇洵), 순(洵) |
Su Xun [Su Mingyun] | 蘇明允[蘇洵] |
소명윤 (쑤쉰[쑤밍윈]) |
See Su Xun 蘇洵 | 소명윤(蘇明允), 명윤(明允) |
Su Zhe | 蘇轍 |
소철 (쑤저) |
Su Zhe(蘇轍, 1039~1112) was a writer, poet, and official of the Northern Song(北宋). He was one of the Eight Great Men of Letters of the Tang and Song Dynasties(唐宋八大家). Since he strongly criticized Wang Anshi(王安石)'s reforms, he was exiled several times. | 소철(蘇轍), 자유(子由) |
Sude Huanghou (Empress Sude) | 淑德皇后 |
숙덕황후 (쑤더황허우) |
Empress Sude(淑德皇后), family name Yin(尹), was the first empress of Emperor Taizong(太宗) of the Song Dynasty. Because she died before the accession of Emperor Taizong, she was posthumously honored as Empress Sude in 976. | 숙덕황후(淑德皇后) |
Sui Wendi | 隋文帝 |
수문제 (쑤이원디/양졘) |
Emperor Wen of Sui(隋文帝, 541-604) was the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty(隋). When his son-in-law Emperor Xuan(宣帝) of the Northern Zhou(北周) died in 580, he seized power as regent and subsequently took the throne for himself, establishing the new Sui Dynasty, closing the era of the Southern and Northern Dynasties(南北朝時代). Although there is no direct evidence, it is widely believed that he was murdered by his son, Yang Guang(楊光). | 고조(高祖), 문(文), 문제(文帝), 양견(楊堅) |
Sui Yangdi | 隋煬帝 |
수양제 (쑤이양디/양광) |
Emperor Yang of Sui(隋煬帝, 569-618) was the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty(隋). After Emperor Wen(文帝) established the Sui Dynasty in 581, he was proclaimed Prince of Jin(晉王). In 588, he distinguished himself in the military campaign against the Chen Dynasty(陳). When his brother, Crown Prince Yang Yong(楊勇) abdicated, he took his position. It is widely believed that he murdered his father, Emperor Wen and ascended the throne in 604 although there is no direct evidence. Reigning from 606 to 618, he committed to several large construction projects, most notably the completion of the Grand Canal(大運河). He also ordered several military campaigns including the military expedition against Goguryeo(高句麗) in order to extand Sui's territory. However, his ambitious policies led to many revolts. He was eventually murdered in a coup led by his general Yuwen Huaji(宇文化及) in 618. | 수제(隋帝), 양(煬), 양광(楊廣), 양제(煬帝) |
Suksaha | 束沙河 |
속사하 (숙사하) |
(1607?-1667). Surname is Nala 納喇. A major politician during the early Qing period. He was appoined one of the four regents 顧命大臣 for the young Kangxi Emperor 康熙帝 by the Shunzhi Emperor 順治帝, but was excuted by hanging due to the false incrimination by another regent Oboi in 1667. He appears as 蘇克薩哈 in Chinese sources. | Sukesaha(蘇克薩哈) |