Lan Yu (general)
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Lan Yu was one of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty.
The founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, employed Muslim commanders in his army: Chang Yuqun, Lan Yu, Ding Dexing, Mu Ying and more.[1]
In 1388, Lan Yu led a strong imperial Ming army out of the Great Wall and won a decisive victory over the Mongols in Mongolia, effectively ending the Mongol dream to re-conquer China.
Lan Yu was later killed by the Emperor, along with several others, in a purge of those deemed to be a potential threat to his heir apparent.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Jonathan Lipman, Familiar Strangers, a history of Muslims in Northwest China, 39
- ^ Dun J. Li The Ageless Chinese (Charles Scribner's Sons: 1971), p. 276
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