蒙學漢文初階 第一百八課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #108 漢高祖劉邦時 Han_Dynasty high ancestor Liu Pang time 燕人衛滿 State_of_Yan person guard full 因其主盧綰亂亡 because his master Lu(last name) bind (name) chaos death 命來誘遂 commanded come seduce/entice to_succeed/to_proceed 箕子之後孫箕準 winnow viscount of after grandson viscount permit 據王儉城 seize Wang (last name) frugal (name) city 自立為君 self proclaim as king 是為衛滿朝鮮 is become guard full morning freshness During the time of Han Dynasty founder Liu Pang, Wei Man from the State of Yan, because of the death of his master in the rebellion, Lu Wan, was ordered to proceed and to entice the Viscount Chun, the descendant of Viscount Ki. He succeeded in seizing the city of Wang Jiang and established himself as the ruler. This became the Wiman Chosun. Notes: 1. Liu Pang is the founder of the Han Dynasty. His temple name is Kao Chu or the High (Grand) Ancestor. 2. Wiman is the Korean pronunciation. He was under the command of the Korean king when he fled from the Han Dynasty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiman_of_Gojoseon 3. Lu Wan was a childhood friend of the Han Founder. He was enthroned as the Prince of Yan. Later, he was implicated in a rebellion against his friend. He fled to the Hsiang Nu, the barbarians of the north where he died peacefully in exile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu_Wan 4. Gijun was the king/viscount of Korea whom Wiman had betrayed. See Lesson 103 on his ancestor, Gija 5. Wanggeom-seong, the city of Wangeom is the capital of the first ancient Korean kingdom. See Lesson 94. 6. Ancient Chosun is used to differentiate this newly established kingdom from the later one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiman_of_Gojoseon