Zhu Su Explained

Zhu Su
Succession:	Prince of Zhou
Successor:	Zhu Youdun, Prince Xian
Reign:	1378–1425
Reign-Type:	Tenure
Posthumous Name:	Prince Ding of Zhou (周定王)
Birth Date:	8 October 1361
Burial Place:	Prince Ding of Zhou's Tomb (周定王陵; in present-day Yuzhou, Henan)
House:	Zhu
Mother:	Empress Ma

Zhu Su (; 8 October 1361 – 2 September 1425) was a medical scientist, botanist, author of Jiuhuang Bencao, and a prince of the Ming dynasty. He was the fifth son of the Hongwu Emperor and Empress Ma.^[1] In 1370, he was made the Prince of Wu (吳王), and in 1378, his title was changed to Prince of Zhou (周王). He was assigned to Kaifeng in 1381.^[2]

Family

Consorts and Issue:

• Princess Consort of Zhou, of the Feng clan (周王妃 馮氏; d. 1422), daughter of Feng Sheng, Duke of Song (宋國公 馮勝)
  • Zhu Youndun, Prince Xian of Zhou (周憲王 朱有燉; 6 February 1379 – 1439), 1st son
  • Zhou Yougao, Prince of Runan (汝南王 朱有爋; b. 11 May 1380), 2nd son
• Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Ni clan (周王次妃 倪氏; 1360 – 1420), personal name Miaoding (妙定), daughter of Ni An (倪安)
  • Princess Nanyang (南陽郡主), 4th daughter
    • Married Zhang Yi (張儀) in 1404
• Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Mu clan (周王次妃 穆氏; 1368–1425), personal name Miaofu (妙福)
• Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Yang clan (周王次妃 杨氏; 1387–1425), personal name Miaoxiu (妙秀)
• Secondary Consort of Zhou, of the Li clan (周王次妃 李氏; 1392–1444)
  • Zhu Yougang, Prince Gongzhuang of Neixiang (內鄉恭莊王 朱有焵; 1410–1464), 13th son
  • Zhu Youqiao, Prince Zhuangjian of Zuocheng (胙城莊簡王 朱有燆; 21 August 1411 – 9 September 1453), 14th son
• Furen, of the Hu clan (夫人 胡氏; d. 1435)
  • Zhu Youkui, Prince Jian of Zhou (周簡王 朱有爝; 1392–1452), 4th son
  • Zhou Youfu, Prince Kangjian of Yiyang (宜陽康簡王 朱有炥; d. 1470), 9th son
  • Zhu Youxuan, Prince Kangyi of Fengqiu (封丘康懿王 朱有熅; 1407–1467), 11th son
• Lady, of the Chen clan (次妃 陳氏)
  • Zhu Youguang, Prince Jingxi of Yongning (永寧靖僖王 朱有灮; 15 September 1393 – 1466), 6th son
  • Zhu Youshan, Prince Gongxi of Ruyang (汝陽恭僖王 朱有煽;16 November 1396 – 1444), 7th son
• Lady, of the Zhou clan (周氏)
  • Zhu Youkuang, Prince Gongding of Zhenping (鎮平恭定王 朱有爌; 1400–1471), 8th son
• Lady, of the Wang clan (王氏)
  • Zhou Youjiong, Prince Daogong of Suiping (遂平悼恭王 朱有熲; 1405–1438), 10th son
• Unknown
  • Zhou Youxuan, Prince Huaizhuang of Shunyang (順陽懷莊王 朱有烜; d. 1415), 3rd son
  • Zhou Youxi (朱有熹; 11 January 1393 – 1428), 5th son
  • Zhu Youyi, Prince Daogong of Luoshan (羅山悼恭王 朱有熼; 1409–1420), 12th son
  • Fifteenth son
  • Prince of Gushi, 16th son
  • Princess Yifeng (儀封郡主), 1st daughter
    • Married Pu Zichun (溥子春) in 1402
  • Princess Lanyang (蘭陽郡主), 2nd daughter
    • Married Xu Maoxian (徐茂先) in 1402
  • Princess Xinyang (信陽郡主), 3rd daughter
    • Married Sheng Yu (盛瑜) in 1404
  • Princess Yongcheng (永城郡主), 5th daughter
    • Married Cheng He (程和) in 1405
  • Princess Xingyang (滎陽郡主), 6th daughter
    • Married Zhang Yi (張義) in 1406
  • Princess Xinxiang (新鄉郡主), 8th daughter
    • Married Zhang Lin (張琳) in 1406
  • Princess Ningling (寧陵郡主), 9th daughter
    • Married Qian Qin (錢欽) in 1411
  • Princess Yian (宜安郡主), 10th daughter
    • Married Cai Yi (蔡義) in 1413
  • Princess Chenliu (陳留郡主), 11th daughter
    • Married Feng Xun (馮訓) in 1411
  • Princess Shangshui (商水郡主), 17th daughter
    • Married Tian Jun (田俊) in 1431
  • Princess Zhongmou (中牟郡主), 18th daughter
    • Married Zhuan Zhong (莊忠) in 1431
  • Nineteenth daughter (1423–1433)

Traditional medicine

He was the author of a treatise on Chinese traditional medicine, the Jiuhuang Bencao (Chinese: 救荒本草).^[3]

Notes and References

1. 《明書》列傳,1冊86卷,89-91；
2. 《明太祖实录》卷一百九十九
3. Book: 李約瑟（Joseph Needham）. 袁以葦等譯. 《中國科學技術史．第6卷第1分冊．植物學》. 科學出版社. 北京. 2006. 7030166132. zh-hans.