Li Yu (Southern Tang), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Li Yu (Southern Tang)

ruler of the Southern Tang Kingdom in ancient China

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-0937

Place of Birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 15-Aug-0978

Profession: writer, poet, ruler

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Li Yu (Chinese: ??; c.
937 – 15 August 978), before 961 known as Li Congjia (???), also known as Li Houzhu (???; literally "Last Ruler Li" or "Last Lord Li"), was the third ruler of the Southern Tang state during imperial China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
He reigned from 961 until 976, when he was captured by the invading Song dynasty armies which annexed his kingdom.
He died by poison on orders of Emperor Taizong of Song after 2 years essentially as an exiled prisoner. Although an incompetent ruler, he was a representative lyric poet during his era, even to the extent of having been called the "first true master" of the ci form.