Yang Maosou

Full name
	Family name: Yang (楊; yáng); Given name: Maosou (茂搜; màosōu);
Regnal name
	Worthy Prince of the Right (右賢王, 296–?); Worthy Prince of the Left (左賢王, ?–317)

Yang Maosou
Yang Maosou;
Ruler of Chouchi
Reign	296–317
Successor	Yang Nandi
Born	Unknown
Died	317
Issue	Yang Nandi; Yang Jiantou
Full name
Full name
	Family name: Yang (楊; yáng); Given name: Maosou (茂搜; màosōu);
Regnal name
	Worthy Prince of the Right (右賢王, 296–?); Worthy Prince of the Left (左賢王, ?–317)
Dynasty	Chouchi
Father	Yang Feilong (adoptive)
Mother	Lady Linghu (biological)

Yang Maosou (died 317), was the founding ruler of the Di-led Chouchi state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of China. He is also known as Yang Wusou in some records.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Book of Wei states that his name was Yang Maosou (楊茂搜), while the Book of Song states that his name was Yang Wusou (楊戊搜). The Zizhi Tongjian chose to use Yang Maosou as his name (...氐王楊茂搜之子難敵...) Zizhi Tongjian, vol.88.
^ Kleeman 1998, p. 167.
^ From the Khitans to the Jurchens & Mongols: A History of Barbarians in Triangle Wars & Quartet Conflicts. iUniverse. 14 November 2022. ISBN 978-1-6632-4258-7.
^ "Central Asiatic Journal". 2006.
^ Historical Dictionary of Medieval China - Page 502

[1] Book of Wei states that his name was Yang Maosou (楊茂搜), while the Book of Song states that his name was Yang Wusou (楊戊搜). The Zizhi Tongjian chose to use Yang Maosou as his name (...氐王楊茂搜之子難敵...) Zizhi Tongjian, vol.88.

[FOOTNOTEKleeman1998167-2] Kleeman 1998, p. 167.

[3] From the Khitans to the Jurchens & Mongols: A History of Barbarians in Triangle Wars & Quartet Conflicts. iUniverse. 14 November 2022. ISBN 978-1-6632-4258-7.

[4] "Central Asiatic Journal". 2006.

[5] Historical Dictionary of Medieval China - Page 502

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