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
Tenure1378–1425
SuccessorZhu Youdun, Prince Xian
Born8 October 1361
Died2 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)
HouseZhu
FatherHongwu Emperor
MotherEmpress Ma

Family

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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)
  • 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)
  • Furen, of the Hu clan (夫人 胡氏; d. 1435)
  • Lady, of the Chen clan (次妃 陳氏)
  • Lady, of the Zhou clan (周氏)
  • Lady, of the Wang clan (王氏)
  • 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

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

Ancestry

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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

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  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.