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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Weixian | 張惟賢 |
장유현 (장웨이셴) |
Zhang Weixian(張惟賢), the Duke of Yingguo(英國公), was one of eight people who stayed by Emperor Wanli's deathbed and heard the last edict(遺詔) of the emperor. | 영국공(英國公), 장유현(張惟賢) |
| Zhang Wendeng | 張文登 |
장문등 (장원덩) |
A Ming officier. He was allegedly defeated and killed in Anshan 鞍山 by Jurchens in 1626. | 장문등(張文登) |
| Zhang Wengu | 張蘊古 |
장온고 (장원구) |
Zhang Wengu(張蘊古) was an official and essayist of the early Tang dynasty. He wrote A Short Essay on Great Treasure大寶箴 for Emperor Taizong(太宗). | 장온고(張蘊古) |
| Zhang Wenheng | 張文衡 |
장문형 (장원헝) |
A Han Chinese who met with Gim Sangheon(金尙憲) when Gim was detained by the Later Jin(後金) government. | 장문형(張文衡) |
| Zhang Wu | 張武 |
장무 (장우) |
[Superintendent of the palace 郞中令 in the kingdom of Dai 代 and later general of chariots and cavalry 車騎將軍 in the court of Emperor Wen of Han 漢文帝.] | |
| Zhang Xian | 張憲 |
장헌 (장셴) |
Zhang Xian(張憲), a native of Jinyang(晉陽), was an official of Later Tang Dynasty(後唐) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period(五代十國時代). He was accused of leaving his post without permission and was ordered to commit suicide. | 장헌(張憲), 윤중(允中), |
| Zhang Xiangru | 張相如 |
장상여 (장샹루) |
A General-in-chief 大將軍 and Marquis of Dongyang 東陽侯 during the early Western Han dynasty. | 장상여(張相如) |
| Zhang Xianzhong | 張顯忠 |
장현충 (장셴중) |
It seems to mean Zhang Xianzhong (張獻忠, 1606~1647). A native of Shanxi 山西 who was born to a poor family. He served in the Ming army, but later he joined a roving bandit. He created a confederation of bandits including Li Zicheng 李自成, and they devastated Henen 河南 and Anhui 安徽, and then turned west and entered Hubei 湖北. After he was defeated by Ming forces, he turned further west and eventually made his base in Sichuan 四川, naming his state Great West (Daxi 大西). Since he believed that his people were organizing rebellions against him, he massacred them. It is alleged that he killed one million out of three million, the total population of Sichuan Province of that time. In 1647, the Qing forces crushed Sichuan, and Zhang was killed. | 장현충(張顯忠), 현충(顯忠) |
| Zhang Xiaoqi | 張小旗 |
장소기 (장샤오치) |
A Ming envoy to Jurchens. As Jurchens threatened him and his colleagues, they escaped to Joseon in 1410. The Joseon court sent him back to China. | 장(張) |
| Zhang Xin | 張信 |
장신 (장신) |
A native of Linhui 臨淮. He was made the regional military commissioner 都使 of Beijing in 1399. Prince Yan 燕王, the future Emperor Yongle 永樂, regarded him highly. After Yongle became the emperor, he was made marquis. In 1410, he was prosecuted by a censor 御史, but the emperor protected him. Later he participated in Emperor Xuande's 宣德 military expedition. | 장신(張信) |
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