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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Yi Wang | 周懿王 |
주의왕 (저우이왕) |
(r. 899-892 or 899-873 BCE). King Yi of Zhou. The seventh king of the Zhou dynasty. According to the Records of the Grand Scribe 史記, the Zhou began to decline from the time of his reign. | 의왕(Yi Wang 懿王) |
| Zhou Yingkui | 周應奎 |
주응규 (저우잉쿠이) |
A Ming military commander 指揮 who participated in the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). He visited Busan in 1594 in order to reconnoiter the Japanese army. | 응규(應奎), 주지휘(周指揮) |
| Zhou You Wang | 周幽王 |
주유왕 (저우여우왕) |
(795-771 BCE; r. 781-771 BCE). King You of Zhou. The twelfth king of the Zhou dynasty. He was killed by the allied forces of the Lords of Shen 申侯 and Quanrong 犬戎 in 771 BCE. After his death, the Zhou court moved the capital from devastated Haojing 鎬京 to Luoyi 洛邑. | 유(You 幽), 유왕(You Wang 幽王) |
| Zhou Yu | 周瑜 |
주유 (저우위) |
(175–210). A military general serving under the warlord Sun Ce 孫策 and Sun Quan 孫權 during the late Eastern Han period. When Cao Cao 曹操 led a large army to conquer the Jiangnan, Zhou Yu led the defensive forces to a massive victory in the battle of Red Cliff in 208. Because of a wound he got in the battle, he died at the age of 35. He advised Sun Quan to unify southern China to resist Cao Cao in the north. | 공근(Gongjin 公瑾) |
| Zhou Yucai | 周于才 |
주우재 (저우위차이) |
A miltary staff officer of a junior envoy who visited Joseon in 1606. | 주우재(周于才) |
| Zhou Zhao Gong | 周召公 |
주소공 (저우자오궁) |
See Zhao Gong Shi 召公奭. | |
| Zhou Zheng Wang | 周鄭王 |
주정왕 (저우정왕) |
(953-973 CE). King Zheng of Zhou. The last emperor of the Later Zhou (Hou Zhou 後周) dynasty during the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (wu dai shi guo 五代十國) period. He was demoted to king of Zheng (Zheng Wang 鄭王) after the Song 宋 dynasty was established. | 정왕(Zheng Wang 鄭王), 주제(Zhou Di 周帝), 주공제(Zhou Gong Di 周恭帝) |
| Zhou Zhuo | 周倬 |
주탁 (저우줘) |
A Ming envoy who visited Korea during the reign of King Wu 禑王 of Goryeo 高麗. He praised Korea as a country of courtesy. | 주탁(周倬) |
| Zhu Anshi | 朱安世 |
주안세 (주안스) |
A rebel leader. He incited a rebellion around 1708 in Guangxi 廣西. He argued that he was an offspring of the Ming imperial family. | 주안세(朱安世) |
| Zhu Bao | 珠寶 |
주보 (주바오) |
An entertainer of Prince who Pacifies the West, Wu Sangui. |
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