| Lan Yu | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 藍玉 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蓝玉 | ||||||||||
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Lan Yu (died 1393) was a Chinese military general and official who contributed to the founding of the Ming dynasty. His ancestral home was in present-day Dingyuan County, Anhui. In 1393, Lan was accused of plotting a rebellion and put to death by the Hongwu Emperor. About 15,000 people were implicated in the case and executed as part of the Four Major Cases of the early Ming dynasty.