Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
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Yang Weiyuan | 楊維垣 |
양유원 (양웨위안) |
A native of Wendeng 文登 . Winning a jinshi degree during the Wanli 萬曆 era (1573-1620) of the Ming, he served as Investigating Censor 監察御史 during the Tianqi 天啓 era (1621-1627). Collaborating with powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢, he suppressed the Donglin Fact 東林黨. | |
Yang Wen | 楊文 |
양문 (양원) |
A native of Shaoxing (紹興), Zhejiang (浙江). A Commissioner-in-Chief of the Left (左都督) during the Hongwu era (1368-1398) of the Ming. | |
Yang Wencheng | 楊文成 |
양문성 (양원청) |
A surbodinate of Ming admiral Chen Lin (陳璘) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). He was consulted by King Seonjo (宣祖) for his knowledge of geomancy when the queen of King Seonjo died. | |
Yang Wudi [Yang Ye] | 楊無敵 |
양무적 (양우디[양예]) |
Yang Ye(楊業, 932~986) was a renowned military commander of the Song Dynasty. Since he distinguished himself in war several times, he was given the pseudonym 'Yang Wudi(楊無敵)'. | 양무적(楊無敵) |
Yang Wudian | 楊五典 |
양오전 (양우뎬) |
One of the regional commanders (總兵) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 양총병(楊摠兵) |
Yang Xin | 楊新 |
양신 (양신) |
A regional vice commander (副將) under Regional Commander (總兵官) Wu Sangui (吳三桂) during the late Ming Dynasty. | |
Yang Xing | 楊興 |
양흥 (양싱) |
[Advisory official 諫大夫 during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han 漢成帝.] | |
Yang Xiong | 楊雄 |
양웅 (양슝) |
See Yang Xiong 揚雄. | |
Yang Xiong | 揚雄 |
양웅 (양슝) |
(53 BCE - 18 CE). A great poet and the author of the Great Mystery 太玄 and Words to Live by 法言 during the late Western Han period. | 양(Yang 揚), 양자운(Yang Ziyun 楊子雲), 웅(Xiong 雄), 자운(Ziyun 子雲) |
Yang Yan | 楊炎 |
양염 (양옌) |
Yang Yan(楊炎, 727-781) became a chancellor in the reign of Emperor Dezong(德宗), and prevented misuse of the national treasury by eunuchs and pushed forward financial reforms such as the Law of the Two Taxes(兩稅法) to normalize the national budget. However, aristocrats who had to pay increased taxes, eunuchs who lost former privileges, and local warlords(藩鎭) who were worried about losing power resisted the reforms. Eventually, he was executed due to false accusations against him. | 양염(楊炎), 공남(公南) |