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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Zhi | 王銍 |
왕질 (왕즈) |
Wang Zhi(王銍) was a renowned literary critic of the Song Dynasty. He was a descendant of Wang Su(王素) and studied under Ouyang Xiu(歐陽脩). | 성지(性之), 성지(性之), 여음노민(汝陰老民) |
| Wang Zhi | 汪直 |
왕직 (명1) (왕즈) |
(d. 1487). A powerful palace eunuch who found favor with the Chenghua Emperor (成化帝). | 왕태감(汪太監), 직(直) |
| Wang Zhi | 汪直 |
왕직 (명2) (왕즈) |
(?-1559). Also knonw as Wang Wufeng 汪五峯. A pirate chief native to Huizhou 徽州 (present Anhui 安徽 Province). Originally a salt merchant, he accumulated wealth by smuggling between China and the Southeast Asian region. He became one of the chiefs of the so-called "Latter Period Japanese Pirates" based in the Zhoushan 舟山 Islands in Zhejiang 浙江 and the Gotō 五道 Islands in Japan. He is known to be related to the introduction of the matchlock in Japan. He was taken captive and executed by Grand Coordinator (巡撫) of Zhejiang 浙江 Hu Zongxian 胡宗憲 in 1559. | 왕오봉(汪五峯), 왕직(王直) |
| Wang Zhideng | 王志登 |
왕지등 (왕즈덩) |
A Chinese native of Liaodong (遼東) who served as mobile corps commander (遊擊) in the Manchu army. He surrendered to the army of Ming Admiral Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) when surrounded by Mao's soldiers in 1627. | 지등(志登) |
| Wang Zhihan | 王之翰 |
왕지한 (왕즈한) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wang Zhizhong | 汪之重 |
왕지중 (왕즈중) |
A scout in the Ming army dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wang Zhong | 王忠 |
왕충 (왕중) |
An usher (序班) in the Court of State Ceremonial (鴻臚寺) during the Jingtai era (1450-1456) of the Ming. | 충(忠) |
| Wang Zhonglu | 王仲祿 |
왕중록 (왕중루) |
A Ming military commander who fought against the Later Jin army on the frontier during the Tianqi era (1621-1627) of the Ming. | |
| Wang Zhongqi | 王仲碕 |
왕중기 (왕중치) |
Thought to refer to Wang Shiqi 王士琦 | 왕안찰(王按察) |
| Wang Zhongsi | 王忠師[王忠嗣] |
왕충사 (왕중쓰) |
Wang Zhongsi(王忠嗣, 704?-748?) was raised as a future general by Emperor Xianzong in the palace. In 742, Wang launched an attack on Shibaocheng(石保城) in current Qinghai province(淸海省), but he was defeated by Tufan(吐藩). He was demoted and died soon afterward. | 왕충사(王忠師), 충사(忠師) |
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