Yujiulü Furen (郁久闾伏仁) (died on 29 November 586) was a nobleman and official of the
Sui dynasty.
Biography
From his epitaph, it emerged that his ancestors were Chunwei, and that their surname was originally Ruru (),
of royal
Rouran descent.
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
Feng Ba (; died 430), courtesy name Wenqi (文起), nickname Qizhifa (乞直伐), formally Emperor Wencheng of (Northern) Yan ((北)燕文成帝), was an emperor (but using the title "Heavenly Prince" (''Tian Wang'')) of the Chinese state Northern ...
, and had conducted campaigns against
Northern Wei, though he was less successful than other Rouran khans.
His great-grandfather was Qi Lifu (), while his grandfather was Tuwandu Tuhelufu (). His father was Che Zhuhun () who rose to the rank of
General of Agile Cavalry,
Provincial Governor
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of
Yanzhou
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,
Ministry of Ceremonies.
During the Taihe period he moved south together with the Xianbei of the Northern dynasty, establishing himself in
Luoyang
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, 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
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Comp ...
.
His epitaph was unearthed in March 1963 in Wangqiao Village, Erwuli, South of Diaoyangcheng,
Hebei Province
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.
Notes and references
586 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Sui dynasty
Rouran
Xianbei
Yujiulü clan
{{Rouran rulers