有贞 (Yǒuzhēn) · Youzhen (given name)

Meanings

1 Youzhen (given name)
2 Xu Youzhen (Ming dynasty official)

About Xu Youzhen

1407–1472 · 政治家 politician

Ming official, first named 徐珵, who helped lead the 夺门之变 coup of 1457 that put the deposed Emperor Yingzong back on the throne. He also repaired breaks in the Yellow River dikes.

Also called 徐有贞、徐珵、元玉

Characters

chaste / loyal / upright

Examples

HSK 6

有贞参与了夺门之变。

Yǒuzhēn cānyù le Duó mén zhī biàn.

Youzhen took part in the Seizing the Gate Coup.

HSK 7-9

徐有贞是明代的大臣。

Xú Yǒuzhēn shì Míngdài de dàchén.

Xu Youzhen was a high-ranking official of the Ming dynasty.

Tips

history

He took the name 有贞, 'having integrity', after his career stalled: as 徐珵 he had urged moving the capital south in the 1449 Tumu crisis and was mocked for it. After the 1457 coup he pressed for the execution of 于谦, who had defended Beijing in 1449.