Zhouyu, Duke of Wey

This article is about the Spring and Autumn Period ruler. For the Eastern Han general, see Zhou Yu.
Zhouyu
州籲
Ruler of Wey
Reign719 BC
PredecessorDuke Huan of Wey
SuccessorDuke Xuan of Wey
BornZhouyu
Died719 BC
Pu (濮), Wey
(now Puyang)
FatherDuke Zhuang I of Wey

Zhouyu (simplified Chinese: 州吁; traditional Chinese: 州籲; pinyin: Zhōu Yū, died 719 BC) was a son of Duke Zhuang of Wey who was briefly the Duke of Wey in 719 BC after he murdered his elder brother, the Duke Huan of Wey. Less than a year into his reign, he was arrested in the state of Chen at the behest of the Wey Minister Shi Que and killed. He was not given a posthumous name because of his characterization of being an usurper and his short reign.

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