Yang Maosou
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| Yang Maosou | |||||||||
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| Ruler of Chouchi | |||||||||
| Reign | 296–317 | ||||||||
| Successor | Yang Nandi | ||||||||
| Born | Unknown | ||||||||
| Died | 317 | ||||||||
| Issue | Yang Nandi Yang Jiantou | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Chouchi | ||||||||
| Father | Yang Feilong (adoptive) | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Linghu (biological) | ||||||||
Yang Maosou (died 317), was the founding ruler of the Di-led Chouchi state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of China. He is also known as Yang Wusou in some records.[1][2][3][4][5]
Yang Maosou was the nephew of the Di chieftain, Yang Feilong. Their ancestors initially lived in Qingshui County, Lüeyang Commandery, but during the reign of Yang Ju (楊駒) in the early 3rd century, they moved to the Chouchi region. When Yang Feilong came to power, his forces grew in strength, and they later returned to Lüeyang.[6]
Feilong was unable to conceive a son, so he adopted the son of his sister, Lady Linghu (令狐氏). He then changed his adopted son's name to Yang Maosou.[7] When Feilong died in 296, Maosou succeeded him as the new chief.