Yujiulü Furen (郁久闾伏仁) (died on 29 November 586) was a nobleman and official of the Sui dynasty.
Yujiulü Furen | |
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郁久闾伏仁 | |
 Epitaph of Furen | |
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| Died | 29 November 586 |
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| Relatives | Tuwandu Tuhelufu (grandfather) Khan Datan |
Biography
editFrom his epitaph, it emerged that his ancestors were Chunwei, and that their surname was originally Ruru (Chinese: 茹茹; pinyin: Rú rú),[1] of royal Rouran descent.[2] Furen was a descendant of Datan, Khan of the Rourans, himself a cousin of Hulü. His great-grandfather had been an ally of Feng Ba, and had conducted campaigns against Northern Wei, though he was less successful than other Rouran khans.
His great-grandfather was Qi Lifu (Chinese: 俟力弗; pinyin: Qí lì fú), while his grandfather was Tuwandu Tuhelufu (Chinese: 吐万度吐河入弗; pinyin: Tǔ wàn dù tǔ hé rù fú). His father was Che Zhuhun (Chinese: 车朱浑; pinyin: Chē zhū hún) who rose to the rank of General of Agile Cavalry, Provincial Governor of Yanzhou, Ministry of Ceremonies.[3] During the Taihe period he moved south together with the Xianbei of the Northern dynasty, establishing himself in Luoyang, Henan.
Yu Jiulü Furen was an official in the Sui dynasty, to whom was dedicated the epitaph unearthed in the 20th century. He died on October 13 in the sixth year of the Kaihuang (开皇/開皇) Era.[2][4]
His epitaph was unearthed in March 1963 in Wangqiao Village, Erwuli, South of Diaoyangcheng, Hebei Province.[4]
Notes and references
edit- ^ 西北历史資料 Issues 1-2. 西北大学西北历史研究室. 1982. p. 10.
- ^ a b 隋代《郁久闾伏仁墓志》考释-中国文物网-文博收藏艺术专业门户网站 [An Interpretation of the Epitaph of Yujiulü Furen]. www.wenwuchina.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Weizhou, Zhou (2006). 敕勒与柔然. Guangxi Normal University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-7-5633-5996-7.
- ^ a b Wang Zhuanghong; Ma Chengming (1985). 西北历史資料. 上海書畫出版社. p. 130.