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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tang | 湯 |
탕 (탕) |
See Shang Tang Wang 商湯王. | |
| Tang Bao | 童包 |
동포 (탕바오) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by one of the Manchurian tribes and fled to Joseon during the reign period of King Jungjong (中宗) of Joseon. | |
| Tang Bisheng | 唐必勝 |
당필승 (탕비성) |
A Ming official during the Wanli era (1573-1620) who was dispatched to Joseon with a letter of appointment in 1596. | 필승(必勝) |
| Tang Daizong | 唐代宗 |
당대종 (탕다이쭝) |
Emperor Daizong(代宗, 727-779, r.763-779), personal name Li Yu (李豫), was an emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the eldest son of Emperor Suzong(肅宗). He was the first emperor who was the eldest son of the previous ruler during the Tang Dynasty. During An Lushan's Rebellion, he served as a general and made a great contribution to recapture Chang'an(長安) and Luoyang(洛陽) from rebel forces. After An Lushan's Rebellion, Daizong had to endure warlord generals who were only nominally loyal to him. Emperor Daizong, who was overly fascinated with Buddhism, gave Buddhist temples large amounts of land and tax exemptions that weakened the government's finances. | 광평왕(廣平王), 대종(代宗), 이예(李豫) |
| Tang Dezong | 唐德宗 |
당덕종 (탕더쭝) |
Emperor Dezong(德宗, 742-805, r.780-805), personal name Li Kuo 李适, was an emperor of the Tang Dynasty. During his reign, Yang Yan(楊炎) introduced the Law of Two Taxes(兩稅法). He also attempted to weaken the powerful regional warlords, but he had to confront several rebellions that nearly destroyed the Tang Dynasty. During his early reign, he made great efforts to remove the influence of eunuchs, but in his later reign, the court was once again gradually dominated by them. | 건중(建中), 덕종(德宗), 덕종(德宗), 덕종황제(德宗皇帝), 당옹왕(唐雍王), 옹왕(雍王), 이괄(李适) |
| Tang Dong Jian | 湯東磵[湯東澗] |
탕동간 (탕둥젠) |
A person who annotated and edited poems of Tao Yuanming 陶淵明. | |
| Tang Entong | 唐恩桐 |
당은동 (탕언퉁) |
Tang Entong(唐恩桐, 1860~1920), courtesy name Zhaoqin(昭琴), was a diplomat to Joseon during the later period of the Qing dynasty. | 당은동(唐恩桐) |
| Tang Gao | 唐皐[唐皋] |
당고 (탕가오) |
(1469-1526). A native of Huizhou 徽州, the Southern Metropolitan Area 南直隸. He won the first place in the imperial civil service examination in 1514, and later promoted to Academician Expositor-in-Waiting 侍講學士 and cuncurrent Lecturer in the Classics Colloquium 經筵講官. While he was Senior Compiler of the Hanlin Academy 翰林院修撰 in 1521, he visited Korea as an envoy. | 군고(君皋), 당고(唐皋), |
| Tang Gaozu | 唐高祖 |
당고조 (탕가오쭈) |
Emperor Gaozu(高祖, 566 – 635, r.617-626), personal name Li Yuan (李淵), was the founder of the Tang Dynasty. In 617, Li Yuan rebelled against Emperor Yang of Sui(隋煬帝) and subsequently captured Chang'an(長安). After Emperor Yang(煬帝) was assasinated, Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty in 618. However, there were still a number of rebellious forces, and his second son, Li Shimin(李世民) made great contributions toward Tang's reunification of China. In 626, after Emperor Gaozu had installed his brother Li Jiancheng(李建成) as the crown prince, Li Shimin carried out a successful coup d'etat at the Xuanwu Gate(玄武門) killing the heir-apparent and his followers. Emperor Gaozu immediately abdicated in Li Shimin's favor. Li Shimin ascended the throne to become Taizong(太宗). | 고조(高祖), 당조(唐祖), 이연(李淵) |
| Tang Heng | 唐衡 |
당형 (탕헝) |
(d. 164 CE). A powerful eunuch during the reign of Emperor Huan 桓帝 in the Eastern Han period. |
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