Yu the Great, one of China's legendary founders, is mostly known for his control of the flood.

The most prolific writers there were collectively referred to as the Five Great Masters of the Northern School ( 北派五大家 ) -- Huanzhu Louzhu ( 還珠樓主 ), who wrote The Swordspeople from Shu Mountains ( 蜀山剑侠传 )); Bai Yu, who wrote Twelve Coin Darts ( 十二钱镖 ); Wang Dulu, who wrote The Crane-Iron Pentalogy ( 鹤铁五部作 ); Zheng Zhengyin ( 郑证因 ), who wrote The King of Eagle Claws ( 鹰爪王 ); and Zhu Zhenmu ( 朱贞木 ), who wrote The Seven-Killing Stele ( 七杀碑 ).

* 2070 BC ( disputable ): Yu the Great set up the Xia Dynasty, which isn't verified by archeological findings, some propose the Erlitou culture.

Xie is said to have helped Yu the Great to control the Great Flood and for his service to have been granted a place called Shang as a fief.

The dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors gave his throne to him.

The Records of the Grand Historian and the Classic of Rites say that Yu the Great is the grandson of Zhuanxu, but there are also other records, like Ban Gu, that say Yu is the fifth generation of Zhuanxu.

Gun, the father of Yu the Great, is the earliest recorded member of the Xia clan.

The Kings of the state of Yue, and therefore its successor state Minyue, also claimed to be descended from Yu the Great.

The historian Sima Qian ( 145 – 90 BC ) dated it much earlier than the 4th century BC, attributing it to the work of Yu the Great ; modern scholars now consider it to belong to the 6th century BC ..

Emperor Shun was the predecessor to the heroic Da Yu ( 大禹 ), or Great Yu, the first emperor of the Xia Dynasty.

Shun passed on his place as emperor to Yu the Great.

The main source for the story of Yu and the Great Flood comes from " The Counsels of Yu the Great " in Classic of History.

As a result of his achievement in resolving the Great Flood, Yu is usually called " Yu the Great " instead of " Emperor Yu ".

Inoculation was first vividly described by Yu Chang in his book Yuyi cao ( 寓意草 ), or Notes on My Judgment, published in 1643.

In his first year at the school, Mao befriended an older student, Siao Yu, and together they went on a walking holiday through the countryside, along the way begging in order to obtain food.

Emperor Gong abdicated in 420 in favor of Liu Yu, ushering in the Liu Song Dynasty the first of the Southern Dynasties.

Yuan's first marriage was in 1876 to a woman of the Yu family who bore him a first son, Keding, in 1878.

The first three premiers under Lee, Yu Kuo-hwa, Lee Huan, and Hau Pei-tsun were mainlanders who had initially opposed Lee's ascension to power.

In 919 AD, the siphon projector-pump was used to spread the ' fierce fire oil ' that could not be doused with water, as recorded by Lin Yu in his Wu Yue Bei Shi, hence the first credible Chinese reference to the flamethrower employing the chemical solution of Greek fire.

Yu Xi ( 4th century CE ) was the first Chinese astronomer to mention precession.

The first attempted human deceased-donor transplant was performed by the Ukrainian surgeon Yu Yu Voronoy in the 1930s ; rejection resulted in failure.

Yuzhang commandery ( 豫章, Gan: Ì-zong ) was established in Jiangxi at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, possibly before the death of Xiang Yu in 202 BC, and it's also the very first commandery set up by Chinese dynasty in Jiangxi.

At first their invasion caused trouble to the Ming Chinese but Yu, the officer of the Ming Dynasty, and his commander Wang ambushed the Mongols and organized unexpectedly vigorous counter attack to capture Dayan Khan the next year.

According to a commentary to the Shiji, Du Yu ( first half of the 3rd century ) stated that the tomb of Jizi was located in Meng Prefecture of the State of Liang ( modern-day Henan ).

The first three premiers under Lee, Yu Kuo-hwa, Lee Huan, and Hau Pei-tsun were mainlanders who had initially opposed Lee's ascension to power.

* In the anime Yu Yu Hakusho the first stadium featured in the Dark Tournament Saga was based on Estádio do Maracanã.

* Patrick Yu: Hong Kong lawyer and Crown Counsel, and founder of its first law school.

Zhou Yu was involved in the first half of Sun Ce's campaign to unify Yang Province, wherein the focus was to defeat the warlords in the area.

When the city of Fan ( a district of present day Xiangfan, Hubei ) was besieged by Guan Yu and the first relief force led by Yu Jin was vanquished by a natural disaster, Xu was sent with a second relief force to help protect the city.

In the first chapter, at the Oath of the Peach Garden, he became sworn brothers with Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and was the youngest of the three.

* Su Yu ( 粟裕 ), the first four-star general of the People's Liberation Army

* Liang Yuan Di succeeds Liang Yu Zhang Wang as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.

* Liang Yu Zhang Wang succeeds Liang Jian Wen Di as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.

Shun enfeoffed Yu as ruler of the geographic region of origin of the Xia, in present-day Henan.

# In name, Guan Yu submits to the Emperor Xian ( who was actually a puppet ruler in Cao Cao's control ) and not to Cao Cao.

Li Houzhu () ( 937 – 978 ), also known as Houzhu of Southern Tang ( 南唐後主, literally " the latter lord of Southern Tang "), personal name Li Yu ( 李煜 ), né Li Congjia ( 李從嘉 ), courtesy name Chongguang ( 重光 ; pinyin: chòngguāng ), posthumously known as Prince of Wu ( 吳王 ), was the last ruler of the Southern Tang Kingdom from 961 to 975 during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.

After the demise of Qin Er Shi, the last Qin ruler to used the title Huangdi ( his successor Ziying used the title King of Qin rather than Emperor ), Xiang Yu styled himself Hegemon King of Western Chu ( Xichu Bàwáng 西楚霸王 ) rather than Emperor.

Xiang Yu gave Liu Bang the Principality of Han, and he would soon replace him as the ruler of China.

Yu the Great (, c. 2200-2100 BC ), was a legendary ruler in ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control, inaugurating dynastic rule in China by founding the Xia Dynasty, and for his upright moral character.

An intelligent statesman and ruler, he defeated Xiang Yu through his ability to attract and command talented generals and allies.

The brother of Zhou Dynasty ruler, King Wu of Zhou, is Tang Shu Yu ( 唐叔虞 ).

In 208 BC Xiang Yu and his uncle Xiang Liang installed King Huai II as a nominal ruler of the Chu state while the Xiangs were actually the ones in power.