袁世凯 | [Yuán Shì kǎi, ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄞˇ, 袁 世 凯 / 袁 世 凱] Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China #22,379 [Add to Longdo] |
董卓 | [Dǒng Zhuó, ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ, 董 卓] Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布 #23,685 [Add to Longdo] |
皇太极 | [Huáng tài jí, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ, 皇 太 极 / 皇 太 極] Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor; posthumous name 清太宗 #30,017 [Add to Longdo] |
闯王 | [Chuǎng Wáng, ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˊ, 闯 王 / 闖 王] Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645) #34,745 [Add to Longdo] |
魏忠贤 | [Wèi Zhōng xián, ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 魏 忠 贤 / 魏 忠 賢] Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming #41,133 [Add to Longdo] |
石勒 | [Shí Lè, ㄕˊ ㄌㄜˋ, 石 勒] Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵 (319-350) #64,551 [Add to Longdo] |
曾纪泽 | [Zēng Jì zé, ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄜˊ, 曾 纪 泽 / 曾 紀 澤] Cang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK, France and Russia #70,408 [Add to Longdo] |
朱温 | [Zhū Wēn, ㄓㄨ ㄨㄣ, 朱 温 / 朱 溫] Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使 at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923); also called 后梁太祖 #83,414 [Add to Longdo] |
朱隽 | [Zhū Jùn, ㄓㄨ ㄐㄩㄣˋ, 朱 隽 / 朱 儁] Zhu Jun (-195), politician and general at the end of later Han #120,503 [Add to Longdo] |
黄巾起义 | [huáng jīn qǐ yì, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧˇ ㄧˋ, 黄 巾 起 义 / 黃 巾 起 義] Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) #131,779 [Add to Longdo] |
清太宗 | [Qīng tài zōng, ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥ, 清 太 宗] posthumous title of Hung Taiji 皇太極|皇太极 (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor #141,317 [Add to Longdo] |
三侠五义 | [Sān xiá wǔ yì, ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄨˇ ㄧˋ, 三 侠 五 义 / 三 俠 五 義] Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun #174,735 [Add to Longdo] |
夹山寺 | [Jiā shān sì, ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄙˋ, 夹 山 寺 / 夾 山 寺] Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 #254,639 [Add to Longdo] |
古今小说 | [Gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō, ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ, 古 今 小 说 / 古 今 小 說] Tales old and new by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话 tales [Add to Longdo] |
东现汉纪 | [Dōng xiàn hàn jì, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ, 东 现 汉 纪 / 東 現 漢 紀] Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书 [Add to Longdo] |
东观汉记 | [Dōng guān hàn jì, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ, 东 观 汉 记 / 東 觀 漢 記] History of later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls [Add to Longdo] |
王世充 | [Wáng Shì chōng, ㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄥ, 王 世 充] Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang [Add to Longdo] |
瓜达卡纳尔战役 | [Guā dá kǎ nà ěr zhàn yì, ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄚˊ ㄎㄚˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄦˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄧˋ, 瓜 达 卡 纳 尔 战 役 / 瓜 達 卡 納 爾 戰 役] battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific [Add to Longdo] |
皇太极清太宗 | [Huáng tài jí Qīng tài zōng, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥ, 皇 太 极 清 太 宗 / 皇 太 極 清 太 宗] Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor [Add to Longdo] |
黄巾 | [huáng jīn, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ, 黄 巾 / 黃 巾] refers to the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) [Add to Longdo] |
黄巾之乱 | [huáng jīn zhī luàn, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄢˋ, 黄 巾 之 乱 / 黃 巾 之 亂] the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) [Add to Longdo] |
黄巾民变 | [huáng jīn mín biàn, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ, 黄 巾 民 变 / 黃 巾 民 變] the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) [Add to Longdo] |
黄巾军 | [huáng jīn jūn, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ, 黄 巾 军 / 黃 巾 軍] the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) [Add to Longdo] |