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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guan Qiujian | 毌丘儉 |
관구검 (관츄졘) |
(d. 255). A military general of Cao Wei 曹魏 during the Three Kingdoms period and native of Hedong Commandery 河東郡. In 244 he took part in the expedition to Goguryeo 高句麗 and occupied the capital city of the state. In 255 he rebelled against the regent Sima Shi 司馬師 but was defeated. | 무구검(Wu Qiujian 毋丘儉), 중공(Zhonggong 仲恭) |
| Guan Shu | 管叔 |
관숙 (관수) |
(d. 1113 BCE). The third son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the younger brother of King Wu 武王. With Cai Shu 蔡叔, Huo Shu 霍叔 and the Shang 商 partisans, he rebelled against young King Cheng 成王 and Duke of Zhou 周公, but was defeated and executed. | 관(Guan 管), 관숙선(Guan Shu Xian 管叔鮮) |
| Guan Xiansheng | 關先生 |
관선생 (관셴성) |
One of the leaders of the Red Turban rebels who invaded Goryeo. He was taken captive and executed by the Goryeo army in the eleventh year (1362) of King Gongmin of Goryeo. | 관(關) |
| Guan Ying | 灌嬰 |
관영 (관잉) |
(d. 176 BCE). One of the meritorious retainers at the founding of the Western Han dynasty. He served as a chancellor 丞相 under Emperor Wen 文帝. A native of Suiyang 睢陽. | 관(Guan 灌) |
| Guan Youan | 管幼安 |
관유안 (관유안) |
See Guan Ning 管寧 | 관공안(管糿安) |
| Guan Yunchang | 關雲長 |
관운장 (관윈창) |
See Guan Yu 關羽 | 관우(關羽) |
| Guan Zhong | 管仲 |
관중 (관중) |
(c. 720 - 645 BCE). A renowned prime minister, reformer, and thinker of the state of Qi 齊 during the reign of Duke Huan 桓公 in the Spring and Autumn period. He is said to have institued a universal tax system, a central army, and a centralized bureaucracy. | 경중(Jing Zhong 敬仲), 관(Guan 管), 관씨(Guan Shi 管氏), 관자(Guan Zi 管子), 중(Zhong 仲). 관이오(Guan Yiwu 管夷吾) |
| Guang Tou | 光頭 |
광두 (광터우) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by one of the Manchurian tribes and fled to Joseon. He was sent back to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in 1468. | |
| Guangde Gongzhu | 廣德公主 |
광덕공주 (광더궁주) |
Princess Guangde(廣德公主), 4th daughter of Emperor Xuanzong(宣宗) of the Tang Dynasty(唐), was born in 846 and married Yu Cong(于琮) in 858. When Yu Cong was demoted to Governor of Shao prefecture (韶州刺史) in the reign of Emperor Yizong(懿宗), she followed him in order to protect her husband from attempted assassination. In 880, when Chang’an(長安) was taken by Huang Chao(黃巢), Yu Cong rejected any cooperation with Huang Chao and was killed. After her husband's death, Princess Guangde committed suicide. | 광덕공주(廣德公主) |
| Guangling Wang | 廣陵王 |
광릉왕 (광링왕) |
Refers to Liu Jing 劉荊, a brother of Emperor Ming 明帝 of the Eastern Han, and the king of Guangling. |
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