Youyu (友裕) | 24 Histories

Overview

Youyu was a prince of Chen; Eldest Son of Founder.

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Duanfu	端夫

Life and dates

Death

AD 904 天祐元年十月
At Liyuan 梨園
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passages 87-88
died young/early
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 112

Attested activity

AD 895 乾寧二年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 82
AD 885 光啟元年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 84
AD 881 to AD 885 唐中和中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 70
AD 897 四年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 83
AD 901 天復初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 85
AD 904 天祐元年七月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 87

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AD 892 景福元年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 75
AD 890 to AD 892 郴王友裕…景福元年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passages 211, 215

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠)
eldest son 長子
father 父 · paternal line
Sources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 112; Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 68; New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 211

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Career and standing

campaign commander-in-chief 行營都統
AD 904 天祐元年七月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 87
inner-guard commander 衙內都指揮使
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 214
Grand Preceptor 太師
AD 913 乾化三年 · Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 90
Prince of Chen 郴王
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 112
Prince of Chen 郴王
AD 907 開平初 · Posthumously enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 89

Learning and skills

Skill riding and archery 騎射 · Level skilled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 211

Events and relationships

Defeated at Doumen
AD 892 景福元年 · Military · Vanguard
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 215
Falsely accused of holding back
Political · Accused · With Zhu Yougong (朱友恭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 78
Killed wall defender
Military · Archer · With Li Keyong (李克用)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 71
Shot wall defender at Xihua
Military · Archer · With Huang Ye (黃鄴)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 213

Assessments and attributes

Assessment generous; won soldiers' hearts · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 69

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Book of Later Liang 7: Taizu Annals 7 · 1 passage

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帝長子郴王友裕早卒。 His eldest son, Prince of Chen Youyu, had died young.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Book of Later Liang 12: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 8 passages

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郴王友裕，字端夫，太祖長子也。 You Yu, Prince of Chen (courtesy name Duanfu), was the Founder's eldest son.

俄有一人登陴大詈，克用令北騎連射，終不能中，命友裕射之，應弦而斃。 A man on the wall shouted abuse; Keyong's northern archers could not bring him down, but You Yu's arrow killed him on the first shot.

友裕縱兵擊之，斬獲甚眾，瑾領殘黨宵遁。 You Yu attacked, inflicted heavy losses, and Jin fled by night with the survivors.

時都虞候朱友恭羽書聞於太祖，誣友裕按兵不追賊，太祖大怒，因驛騎傳符，令裨將龐師古代友裕為帥，仍令按劾其事。 Chief Commandant Zhu You Gong reported that You Yu had held his men back; the Founder, furious, sent Pang Shigu by relay to replace him and investigate.

會使人誤致書於友裕，友裕懼，遂以數騎遁於山中。 A courier misdelivered the order to You Yu, who fled into the hills with a few riders.

太祖兼鎮河中，以友裕為護國軍節度留後，尋遷華州節度使，加檢校太保、興德尹。 When the Founder also held Hezhong he made You Yu acting Huguo commissioner, then Hua commissioner, Grand Guardian, and Xingde intendant.

十月，友裕有疾，將校乃謀旋師，尋卒於梨園，歸葬東京。 In the tenth month he fell ill; his officers prepared to withdraw, and he died at Liyuan and was buried in the Eastern Capital.

開平初，追贈郴王。 Early in Kaiping he was posthumously created Prince of Chen.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 13Volume 13: The Later Liang Imperial Family · 7 passages

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郴王友裕字端夫，幼善騎射，從太祖征伐，能以寬厚得士卒心。 Youyu, Prince of Chen, styled Duanfu, was skilled at riding and archery from boyhood; on Taizu’s campaigns he won the troops through generous forbearance.

太祖顧友裕，一發中之，軍中皆大讙呼，晉王喜，遺友裕良弓百矢。 Taizu looked to Youyu, who hit with a single shot. The army roared; the Prince of Jin was delighted and sent him a fine bow and a hundred arrows.

太祖鎮宣武，以為衙內都指揮使。 When Taizu governed Xuanwu, he made Youyu commander of the inner guard.

景福元年，太祖攻鄆，友裕以先鋒次斗門，鄆兵夜擊之，友裕敗走。 In Jingfu 1 Taizu attacked Yun. Youyu led the vanguard and halted at Doumen; Yun forces struck by night and Youyu fled in defeat.

太祖從後來，不知友裕之敗也，前軍遇敵多死。 Taizu followed behind, unaware that Youyu had been beaten; the van met the enemy and many were killed.

太祖至村落間，始與友裕相得。 Taizu reached a village and at last found Youyu.

是時，朱宣在濮州，太祖乃遣友裕先以二百騎前，太祖後至，與友裕相失。 Zhu Xuan was then at Puzhou. Taizu sent Youyu ahead with two hundred horsemen; Taizu came after and lost contact with him.