Please check back for updates or receive the to this site for automatic updates.Īn index to all terms in this database is located after the database entries.ī5: 湯若望 GB: 汤若望 PY: Tāng Rùowàng (c.1591 Köln- 15 August 1666 Beijing)- German Jesuit missionary to China.īorn of noble parents in Cologne, Germany, he joined the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1611. The links to pictures are currently down for repairs. Dates after October 1582 are given in the Gregorian calendar, not in the Julian calendar that remained in use in England until 1752. As the Chinese culture in the majority do not subscribe to the practice of Christianity as a religion, it seemed appropriate to signify these dates in a neutral manner.ĭates before October 1582 are given in the Julian calendar, not in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. This is equivalent to the widely used AD (Anno Domini "In the Year of the Lord"). Dates reflecting a time period after the year '0' are categorized as CE (in the Common Era). (Ante Christum Natum "before the birth of Christ"). This is equivalent to the widely used BC (Before Christ) and a.C.n. If there is a Chinese equivalent, it will be present next to the western name.ĭates reflecting a time period before the year '0' in western terms, are categorized as BCE (Before the Common Era). Western names will be alphabetically sorted according to western biographical standards, or by surname. POJ- Orthography for the Taiwanese language.Should both BIG5 and GB correspond, the character will be listed under B5.Please follow this primer which defines the transliteration type and/or name type for entries: Where possible, names will include Chinese character references in either traditional (BIG5) or simplified (GB) characters or both. There may be more than a few exceptions to this general rule, depending on the names most commonly associated with the person, independent of romanization issues, such as Chiang Kai-shek. Older pronunciations, former romanizations, other translations and variations will be present next to the pinyin translation. The Imperial China part of the Biographical Database provides biographies of individuals involved in the progress of Chinese and relative East Asian history during the Imperial Era.Ĭhinese names will be alphabetically sorted according to Pinyin romanization of the Chinese name (they will appear without the pinyin accent marks). Republic of China (Taiwan)- (1949- present).People's Republic of China- (1949- present).Exploring Chinese History :: Database Catalog :: Biographical Database :: Imperial China- (?- 1644)
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