Zhu Su

This article is about the Ming dynasty prince. For other uses, see Zhu Su (disambiguation).

Zhu Su (Chinese: 朱橚; 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]

Zhu Su 朱橚
Prince of Zhou
Tenure	1378–1425
Successor	Zhu Youdun, Prince Xian
Born	8 October 1361
Died	2 September 1425(1425-09-02) (aged 63)
Burial	Prince Ding of Zhou's Tomb (周定王陵; in present-day Yuzhou, Henan)
Posthumous name Prince Ding of Zhou (周定王)
House	Zhu
Father	Hongwu Emperor
Mother	Empress Ma

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 (救荒本草).^[3]

Ancestry

Zhu Sijiu

Zhu Chuyi

Empress Heng

Zhu Shizhen (1281–1344)

Empress Yu

Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398)

Lord Chen (1235–1334)

Empress Chun (1286–1344)

Zhu Su (1361–1425)

Lord Ma

Empress Xiaocigao (1332–1382)

Lady Zheng

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. 李約瑟（Joseph Needham） (2006). 《中國科學技術史．第6卷第1分冊．植物學》 (in Simplified Chinese). 袁以葦等譯. 北京: 科學出版社. ISBN 7030166132.