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Jo Inbyeok
Jo In-byeok (1330 1393), was a warrior in the Late Goryeo dynasty who came from the Hanyang Jo clan. He was the husband of Princess Jeonghwa who was the sister of the founder of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seonggye, who granted him the title Internal Prince Yongwon when the dynasty was established. Biography Early life and family background Jo Inbyeok was born into the Hanyang Jo clan in 1330 as one of the son of Jo-Don (조돈) and his wife, Lady Yi (부인 이씨) who was the daughter of Yi Hong-bok (이홍복) from the Ganseong Yi clan. He had 3 younger brothers: Jo Ingyeong (조인경), Jo Ingyu (조인규), and Jo Inok (조인옥). His ancestors came from Goryeo as an indigenous group who settled in Yongjin-hyeon (용진현, 龍津縣). His great-grandfather, Jo Hwi (조휘) was conspired with Takcheong (탁청, 卓靑) people from Jeongju and revolt in Ssangseong (쌍성, 雙城) in 1258 during King Gojong's reign. After reached the north of Hwaju (화주, 和州) and su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo (Korean Name)
Jo (, sometimes written as Cho) is a Korean family name, traditionally a royal family name in Korea. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730 people by this surname in South Korea, about 1% of the total population. The name may represent either of the Hanja or . List of people with the surname People from the past * Jo Gwangjo (1482-1520), scholar-official of the Joseon period * Jo Man-yeong (1776-1846), father of Queen Shinjeong * Cho Man-sik (1883-1950), activist of the Korea's independence movement People from present times ;Cho * Alina Cho, American journalist * Arden Cho, American actress * Cho Byung-hwa, South Korean poet, critic and essayist * Cho Byung-kuk, South Korean football player * Cho Chi-hun, South Korean poet, critic, and activist * Cho Chikun, South Korean Go player * David Yonggi Cho, South Korean Christian minister * Erica Cho, American artist * Frank Cho, Korean-American comic writer * Henry Cho, American stand-up comedian * Cho Hunhyun, South Korean Go player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeong Ji
Jeong (the Revised Romanization spelling of ) may refer to: *Jeong (surname) *Jung (Korean given name) Jung, also spelled Jeong or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "''jung' ... * Qing (concept), concept from Neo-Confucian philosophy {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prince Wanpung
Yi Won-gye (이원계) (1330–1388), formally known as Grand Prince Wanpung (완풍대군), was a painter and warrior during the Later Goryeo Dynasty. He was the son of Yi Jachun and the elder half-brother of Yi Songgye, the founder of the Joseon dynasty. Life Yi Won-gye was born in 1330 (17th year of King Chungsuk of Goryeo) in Ssangseonggwanbu (later Yeongheungbu , Hamgyeong- do) of the Yuan dynasty, he is the half-brother of Yi Seong- gye. His ancestors lived in Jeonju for generations, and then moved in Ssangseong Prefectures in the Yuan dynasty. According to the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, Yi Won-gye and his three brothers always lived together in the same place since their childhood, that caused their bond to be very strong. Yi Wong-gye mastered the scriptures of Confucianism, wrote poetry well, and was good at horseback riding and archery. During the Goryeo dynasty, he made many military achievements and was awarded the title of Prince Cheoksan (척산� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang An-deok
Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand * Wang Township, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Wang, Bavaria, a town in the district of Freising, Bavaria, Germany * Wang, Austria, a town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria * An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Australia * Wang Theatre, in Boston, Massacheussetts * Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian American center at Stony Brook University Other * Wang (Tibetan Buddhism), a form of empowerment or initiation * Wang tile, in mathematics, are a class of formal systems * ''Wang'' (musical), an 1891 New York musical * Wang Film Productions, Taiwanese-American animation studios * Wang Laboratories, an American computer company founded by Dr. An Wang * WWNG, a radio station (1330 AM) licensed to serve Havelock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongyang Of Goryeo
Gongyang of Goryeo (9 March 1345 – 17 May 1394) was the 34th and final ruler of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He was the descendant of Duke Yangyang, brother of King Huijong. He was deposed by Yi Seong-gye, who then established the new Joseon Dynasty. Biography Background and early life He was born as the second and youngest son of Wang Gyun, 6th-generation descendant of King Sinjong from his youngest son, Duke Yangyang. His mother was Princess Boknyeong, a great-granddaughter of King Chungnyeol. He had an older brother, Wang U, Prince Jeongyang. Due to this, the future King had the Goryeo royal family's bloods from both of paternal and maternal line. At a young age, he was honoured as Prince Jeongchang (정창군, 定昌君) and then married the daughter of No Chaek, Internal Prince Changseong from the Gyoha No clan. His niece, Lady Kang, married Yi Seong-gye as his second wife. Reign Although he did everything to prove that he had no political ambitions, Yi Seong-gye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Don
Sin Don (신돈, 辛旽; 21 January 1322 – 21 August 1371) was a Korean Buddhism, Korean Buddhist monk and scholar during the Goryeo Dynasty; His Dharma name was Pyeonjo and became a teacher and advisor of Gongmin of Goryeo. Summary He was a Buddhist monk. He had the full confidence of Gongmin of Goryeo, King Gongmin, and he tried to reform the society of Goryeo. King Gongmin judged Shin Don clever. In 1365, Gongmin of Goryeo, King Gongmin gave him the nickname "Cheonghan Geosa" and the noble title ''Jinpyeonghu'' (''Chinpyŏng Marquess'') He appointed a ''shinjin sadaebu'' (hangul: 신진사대부) (a group of new high-level officials) with an air of freshness and drove out some people who had acquired power. Also, he promoted setting up the ''Jeonmin Byeonjeong Dogam'' (hangul: 전민변정도감, hanja: 田民辨整都監), a kind of government office to reform the land and nation in 1366. Thus, he was met with opposition by some powerful families. While surrounded by flatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Hong-su
U or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pronounced ), plural ''ues''. History U derives from the Semitic waw, as does F, and later, Y, W, and V. Its oldest ancestor goes to Egyptian hieroglyphics, and is probably from a hieroglyph of a mace or fowl, representing the sound Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html" ;"title="nowiki/> vor the sound [Voiced labial–velar approximant">w">Voiced labiodental fricative">vor the sound [Voiced labial–velar approximant">w This was borrowed to Phoenician, where it represented the sound [w], and seldom the vowel [Close back rounded vowel, u]. In Greek language, Greek, two letters were adapted from the Phoenician waw. The letter was adapted, but split in two, with the Digamma, first one of the same name (Ϝ) being adapted to represent w">now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji Yong-gi
Ji or JI may refer to: Names and titles * Ji (surname), the pinyin romanization of a number of distinct Chinese surnames * Ji (Korean name), a Korean surname and element in given names (including lists of people with the name) * -ji, an honorific used as a suffix in many languages of India * J.I the Prince of N.Y, American rapper also known as J.I. * Ji (or Hou Ji), legendary founder of Zhou dynasty Places in China * Jì (冀), pinyin abbreviation for the province of Hebei * Jí (吉), pinyin abbreviation for the province of Jilin * Ji (state), an ancient Chinese state * Ji City (other), several places * Ji County (other), several places * Ji Prefecture (Shandong), a prefecture in imperial China * Ji Province, one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China * Ji River, either of two former rivers Organizations * Jamaat-e-Islami (other), several organizations * Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a Southeast Asian militant Islamist rebel group * Jurong Institute (JI), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gu Seong-ro
GU, Gu, or gu may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Gu (instrument), Chinese drums ** Bangu (drum) () or Gu (), a Chinese "flowerpot" drum * ''Global Underground'', an electronic dance music compilation series Other media * GU Comics, an online comic * '' .hack//G.U.'', a video game series * '' Godzilla: Unleashed'', a video game Universities * Gandhara University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States * Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India * , or , Amsterdam, Netherlands * Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States * Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan * GIFT University, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan * Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, United States * University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden ( sv, Göteborgs universitet , links=no) * Grantham University, Kansas City, Missouri, United States * Griffith Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganghwa Island
Ganghwa Island (Hangul ; Hanja ), also known by its native name Ganghwado, is a South Korean island in the estuary of the Han River. It is in the Yellow Sea, off Korea's west coast. The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainland) by a narrow channel spanned by two bridges, and from Kaesong (Gaeseong) in North Korea by the main channel of the Han River. North Korea can be seen on clear days from less than two kilometers away on South Korea's Ganghwa Island allowing better views of North Korean villages than from elsewhere in South Korea. It is strategically located, controlling access to the river which runs through former Joseon and the present South Korean capital Seoul. Its fortifications were repeatedly attacked during the 19th century. With an area of , it constitutes most of Ganghwa County (a division of Incheon). The island has a population of about 65,500, half of whom live in Ganghwa Town (Ganghwa-eup) in the northeast. Name "Ganghwado" or "Gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
