Duke You of Lu

Duke You of Lu
魯幽公
Ruler of Lu
Reign987 - 974 BC or 988 – 975 BC
PredecessorDuke Yang of Lu
SuccessorDuke Wei of Lu (魯魏公)
Died974 BC or 975 BC
SpouseUnknown
IssueNone
Names
Ancestral name: Ji (姬)
Given name: Zai (宰)
Posthumous name
Duke You (幽公)
HouseJi
DynastyLu
FatherDuke Yang of Lu
MotherUnknown

Duke You of Lu (died 974 BC or 975 BC[1]), personal name Ji Zai (姬宰) or Yi (懌),[2] was the fourth ruler of the Lu state, reigning for a total of 14 years. He inherited the duchy from his father, Duke Yang.[3]

According to Records of the Grand Historian, he was murdered by his younger brother Ji Fei (Duke Wei) who then took over the duchy.[4]

  1. ^ Nivison, David S. (1999). The Key to the Chronology of the Three Dynasties: The "Modern Text" Bamboo Annals. Dept. of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Pennsylvania. p. 25.
  2. ^ Theobald, Ulrich (1 November 2018). "The Regional State of Lu 魯". Chinaknowledge. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ Lei, Haizhong (2020). Chinese Culture and the Chinese Military. Cambridge University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-108-47918-9.
  4. ^ Hong Yuan (2018). The Sinitic Civilization Book I: A Factual History Through the Lens of Archaeology, Bronzeware, Astronomy, Divination, Calendar and the Annals. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-5320-5829-5.