Five Dynasties · Later Liang Prince who Usurped the Throne

You, Prince of Ying 郢王友

First attested AD 912; died AD 913

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

You, Prince of Ying was a Later Liang Prince who Usurped the Throne.

Life and dates

Death

AD 913 七年二月
Cause killed by younger brother Youzhen, Prince of Jun 為均王友貞所討殺
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 113

Attested activity

AD 913 七年二月甲戌朔
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 113
AD 912 六年夏四月
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 96

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Youzhen, Prince of Jun (均王友貞)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 113
Child of Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠)
father 父
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 96

Career and standing

Prince of Ying 郢王
AD 912 六年夏四月 · Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 96
AD 912 六年夏四月
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 96

Events and relationships

Murdered father and seized throne
AD 912 六年夏四月 · Political · Usurper · With Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠)
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 96

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 1Volume 1 Annals 1: Taizu 1 · 2 passages

夏四月，梁郢王友弑父自立。 In the fourth summer month Zhu Yougui, Liang's Prince of Ying, murdered his father and seized the throne.

二月甲戌朔，梁均王友貞討殺其兄友，嗣立。 On the jiaxu new moon of the second month, Zhu Youzhen, Liang's Prince of Jun, struck down his elder brother Zhu You and seized the throne.