Zhu Su (Chinese: 朱橚; 8 October 1361 – 2 September 1425) was a medical scientist, botanist, author of Jiuhuang Bencao, and a prince of the Ming dynasty. He was the fifth son of the Hongwu Emperor and Empress Ma.[1] In 1370, he was made the Prince of Wu (吳王), and in 1378, his title was changed to Prince of Zhou (周王). He was assigned to Kaifeng in 1381.[2]
| Zhu Su 朱橚 | |||||
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| Prince of Zhou | |||||
| Tenure | 1378–1425 | ||||
| Successor | Zhu Youdun, Prince Xian | ||||
| Born | 8 October 1361 | ||||
| Died | 2 September 1425 (aged 63) | ||||
| Burial | Prince Ding of Zhou's Tomb (周定王陵; in present-day Yuzhou, Henan) | ||||
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| House | Zhu | ||||
| Father | Hongwu Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Empress Ma | ||||
Family
editConsorts and Issue:
- Princess Consort of Zhou, of the Feng clan (周王妃 馮氏; d. 1422), daughter of Feng Sheng, Duke of Song (宋國公 馮勝)
- Zhu Youndun, Prince Xian of Zhou (周憲王 朱有燉; 6 February 1379 – 1439), 1st son
- Zhou Yougao, Prince of Runan (汝南王 朱有爋; b. 11 May 1380 ), 2nd son
- Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Ni clan (周王次妃 倪氏; 1360 – 1420), personal name Miaoding (妙定), daughter of Ni An (倪安)
- Princess Nanyang (南陽郡主), 4th daughter
- Married Zhang Yi (張儀) in 1404
- Princess Nanyang (南陽郡主), 4th daughter
- Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Mu clan (周王次妃 穆氏; 1368–1425), personal name Miaofu (妙福)
- Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Yang clan (周王次妃 杨氏; 1387–1425), personal name Miaoxiu (妙秀)
- Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Li clan (周王次妃 李氏; 1392–1444)
- Zhu Yougang, Prince Gongzhuang of Neixiang (內鄉恭莊王 朱有焵; 1410–1464), 13th son
- Zhu Youqiao, Prince Zhuangjian of Zuocheng (胙城莊簡王 朱有燆; 21 August 1411 – 9 September 1453), 14th son
- Furen, of the Hu clan (夫人 胡氏; d. 1435)
- Zhu Youkui, Prince Jian of Zhou (周簡王 朱有爝; 1392–1452), 4th son
- Zhou Youfu, Prince Kangjian of Yiyang (宜陽康簡王 朱有炥; d. 1470), 9th son
- Zhu Youxuan, Prince Kangyi of Fengqiu (封丘康懿王 朱有熅; 1407–1467), 11th son
- Lady, of the Chen clan (次妃 陳氏)
- Zhu Youguang, Prince Jingxi of Yongning (永寧靖僖王 朱有灮; 15 September 1393 – 1466), 6th son
- Zhu Youshan, Prince Gongxi of Ruyang (汝陽恭僖王 朱有煽;16 November 1396 – 1444), 7th son
- Lady, of the Zhou clan (周氏)
- Zhu Youkuang, Prince Gongding of Zhenping (鎮平恭定王 朱有爌; 1400–1471), 8th son
- Lady, of the Wang clan (王氏)
- Zhou Youjiong, Prince Daogong of Suiping (遂平悼恭王 朱有熲; 1405–1438), 10th son
- Unknown
- Zhou Youxuan, Prince Huaizhuang of Shunyang (順陽懷莊王 朱有烜; d. 1415), 3rd son
- Zhou Youxi (朱有熹; 11 January 1393 – 1428), 5th son
- Zhu Youyi, Prince Daogong of Luoshan (羅山悼恭王 朱有熼; 1409–1420), 12th son
- Fifteenth son
- Prince of Gushi, 16th son
- Princess Yifeng (儀封郡主), 1st daughter
- Married Pu Zichun (溥子春) in 1402
- Princess Lanyang (蘭陽郡主), 2nd daughter
- Married Xu Maoxian (徐茂先) in 1402
- Princess Xinyang (信陽郡主), 3rd daughter
- Married Sheng Yu (盛瑜) in 1404
- Princess Yongcheng (永城郡主), 5th daughter
- Married Cheng He (程和) in 1405
- Princess Xingyang (滎陽郡主), 6th daughter
- Married Zhang Yi (張義) in 1406
- Princess Xinxiang (新鄉郡主), 8th daughter
- Married Zhang Lin (張琳) in 1406
- Princess Ningling (寧陵郡主), 9th daughter
- Married Qian Qin (錢欽) in 1411
- Princess Yian (宜安郡主), 10th daughter
- Married Cai Yi (蔡義) in 1413
- Princess Chenliu (陳留郡主), 11th daughter
- Married Feng Xun (馮訓) in 1411
- Princess Shangshui (商水郡主), 17th daughter
- Married Tian Jun (田俊) in 1431
- Princess Zhongmou (中牟郡主), 18th daughter
- Married Zhuan Zhong (莊忠) in 1431
- Nineteenth daughter (1423–1433)
Traditional medicine
editHe was the author of a treatise on Chinese traditional medicine, the Jiuhuang Bencao (救荒本草).[3]
Ancestry
edit| Zhu Sijiu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zhu Chuyi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Heng | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zhu Shizhen (1281–1344) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Yu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lord Chen (1235–1334) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Chun (1286–1344) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zhu Su (1361–1425) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lord Ma | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empress Xiaocigao (1332–1382) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Zheng | |||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 《明書》列傳 ,1冊86卷 ,89-91；
- ^ 《明太祖实录》卷一百九十九
- ^ 李約瑟（Joseph Needham） (2006). 《中國科學技術史．第6卷第1分冊．植物學》 (in Simplified Chinese). 袁以葦等譯. 北京: 科學出版社. ISBN 7030166132.