Zu Yue

Zu Yue
祖約
Inspector of Yu Province (豫州刺史)
In office
321 (321)–329 (329)
MonarchEmperor Yuan of Jin/Emperor Ming of Jin/Emperor Cheng of Jin
Personal details
BornUnknown
Qiuxian county, Hebei
Died330
RelationsZu Ti (brother)
Zu Gai (brother)
Zu Na (half-brother)
Parent
  • Zu Wu (father)
OccupationMilitary general, warlord
Courtesy nameShishao (士少)
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In this Chinese name, the family name is Zu.

Zu Yue (祖約) (after 266[1] - March to April 330[2]), courtesy name Shishao, was a Chinese military general and warlord of the Jin dynasty. He was the younger brother of the famed Jin general Zu Ti who marched north to reclaim lost lands from the barbarians. After Ti's death in 321, Zu Yue succeeded him but was said to have lacked his talents. In 327, dissatisfied with his treatment by the Jin court, he joined forces with Su Jun and took over the capital. However, he was defeated by loyalist forces in 329 and fled to Later Zhao, where he and his family were executed by Shi Le.

  1. ^ Since his older brother Zu Ti was born in 266, Zu Yue must be born after 266.
  2. ^ Volume 94 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Zu Yue was killed after Shi Le declared himself "Heavenly King"; this took place in the 2nd month of the 5th year of the Xianhe era of Emperor Cheng's (of Jin) reign, which corresponds to 6 Mar to 4 Apr 330 on the Julian calendar.