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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Yin | 魏允 |
위윤 (웨이인) |
Military governor 巡撫 of Guangning 廣寧, Liaoxi 遼西. According to a Ming envoy who visited Joseon in 1467, Wei asked the envoy for two sets of Korean stone lamps. | 선성백(宣城伯), 위윤(魏允) |
| Wei Yingzhong | 魏應中[魏應仲] |
위응중 (웨이잉중) |
Wei Yingzhong(魏應仲) was the son of Wei Shanzhi(魏掞之) and studied under Zhu Xi(朱熹). | 위응중(魏應中) |
| Wei Zheng | 魏徵 |
위징 (웨이정) |
Wei Zheng(魏徵, 580–643) was an official of the Tang Dynasty who served Emperor Taizong(太宗) for 13 years. He was also the leading editor of the Book of Sui(隋書), composed in 636. During his youth, he participated in Li Mi(李密)'s rebellion against the Sui Dynasty. After Li Mi's submission to the Tang Dynasty, he served under Li Jiancheng(李建成) the crown prince. However, after the famous coup d’'etat at Xuanwu Gate(玄武門之變), Li Shimin(李世民) appointed him to his staff. He was renowned for his straightforward advice and criticism to Emperor Taizong(太宗). | 위(魏), 위정공(魏鄭公), 위징(魏徵), 정공(鄭公), 징(徵), 현성(玄成) |
| Wei Zhongxian | 魏忠賢 |
위충현 (웨이중시옌) |
(1568-1627). The most powerful and notorious eunuch in Ming history. A native of Xuning 肅寧. Originally a gambler and hoodlum. He castrated himself to become an eunuch. After he entered the palace as a eunuch, he became a trusted friend of Madam Ke 客氏, a wet-nurse of the crown prince, the future Emperor Xizong 熹宗. After the enthronement, the emperor made Wei Director of Ceremonies 司禮秉筆太監, giving him absolute power over the court. He persecuted or imprisoned many upright officials who crossed his will in the court and set up his own party with his followers. During his heyday, officials and ordinary people called him "nine thousand years" 九千世 and estblished shrines to get his favor. After the Chongzhen 崇禎 Emperor was enthroned, the new emperor put him to death. | 위충현(魏忠賢), 충현(忠賢) |
| Wei Zi | 微子 |
미자 (웨이쯔) |
A semi-legendary sage in ancient China. The eldest son of Di Yi 帝乙 and the stepbrother of King Zhou of Shang 商紂王. Wei Zi reprimanded King Zhou for his debauchery, but his advice was not accepted. He was enffeofed to Song 宋 by King Cheng of the Zhou. | 미자계(Wei Zi Qi 微子啓), 송미자(Song Wei Zi 宋微子) |
| Weilie Wang | 威烈王 |
위열왕 (웨이례왕) |
See Zhou Weilie Wang 周威烈王. | |
| Weitaiwang | 魏泰王 |
위태왕 (리타이) |
He was the fourth son of Emperor Taizong(太宗) and Empress Wende(文德皇后) of the Tang Dynasty. After the first Crown Prince Li Chengqian(李乘乾) was deposed in 643, Emperor Taizong tried to install him as the crown prince. However, Emperor Taizong faced objections from high ranking officials including Zhangsun Wuji(長孫無忌), so he had to invest Li Zhi(李治), his 9th son instead. Complying with orders from Taizong, he, along with Xiao Deyan(蕭德言), compiled the Kuodizhi (括地志), an imperial geographic book. | 이태(李泰), 태(泰) |
| Weiwuhou | 魏武侯 |
위무후 (웨이우허우) |
(424-370 BCE). The second ruler of the state of Wei 魏 during the Warring States Period. The state of Wei developed as one of the powerful states during his reign. | 무후(武侯) |
| Wei Xiangshu | 魏尙周[魏象樞] |
위상주[위상추] (웨이샹수) |
(1617-1687). A native of Yuzhou 蔚州, Shanxi 山西. He served as censor-in-chief of the left (左都御史) and minister of justice during the Kangxi 康熙 era of the Qing. He had a reputation for his outspoken remonstrations. | 상주(尙周), 위상주(魏尙周) |
| Wen Bo | 文伯 |
문백 (원보) |
See Gongfu Wen Bo 公父文伯. |
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