lineage name of Mi () of the Chu kings. He also inherited the clan name of Shen from his father, but his fame led some of his descendants to adopt Ye as their clan name. Later the distinction between the clan and lineage names was abolished, and Ye became the surname of Shen Zhuliang's descendants. Shen Zhuliang, now better known as Duke of Ye, is considered the founding ancestor of the Ye surname. Notable people Duke of Ye (c. 500 BC), Prime Minister of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period Ye Fashan (631–720), Tang dynasty Taoist, revered as an immortal Ye Guanglüe (died 911), late Tang dynasty warlord in Guangxi Ye Zuqia (葉祖洽; 1046–1117), Song dynasty zhuangyuan and Vice Minister of Personnel Ye Mengde (1077–1148), Song dynasty scholar and Minister of Revenue Ye Yong (葉顒; 1100–1167), Southern Song dynasty prime minister Ye Heng (叶衡; 1114–1175), Southern Song dynasty prime minister Ye Shi (1150–1223), Southern Song neo-Confucian scholar Ye Sen (葉森; 1190–1208), Southern Song Taoist, revered as god in Fujian Ye Shaoweng (fl. 1200–1250), Southern Song poet Ye Mengding (叶梦鼎; 1200–1279), Southern Song prime minister Ye Chen (葉琛; 1314–1362), Yuan dynasty governor, Marquess of Nanyang Ye Fu (葉福; died 1402), Ming dynasty official and military leader Ye Xixian (葉希賢; died 1402), Ming dynasty official Ye Di (葉砥; 1342–1421), Ming dynasty scholar-official Ye Chun (葉春; 1370–1433), Ming dynasty Vice-Minister of Justice Ye Sheng (葉盛; 1420–1470), Ming dynasty scholar-official Ye Qi (葉淇; 1426–1501), Ming dynasty Minister of Revenue Ye Mengxiong (葉夢熊; 1531–1597), Ming dynasty Minister of War Ye Chunji (1532–1595), Ming dynasty scholar-official Ye Xianggao (1559–1627), Ming dynasty prime minister Ye Xianzu (叶宪祖; 1566–1641), Ming dynasty playwright Ye Yongsheng (葉永盛; 16th century), Ming dynasty official, county god of Nanhui Ye Tianshi (1667–1747), doctor and Chinese medicine theorist Ye Shaokui (葉紹楏; died 1821), Qing dynasty Governor of Guangxi province Ye Weigeng (葉維庚; 1773–1828), Qing dynasty official and historian Ye Mingchen (1807–1859), Qing dynasty Governor of Guangdong province Ye Yunlai (died 1861), Taiping Rebellion general Ye Yanlan (叶衍兰; 1823–1898), Qing dynasty official and writer Yap Ah Loy (1837–1885), founder of Kuala Lumpur Ye Chengzhong (1840–1899), tycoon and philanthropist Ye Zhichao (died 1901), Huai Army general Yip Sang (葉春田; 1845–1927) Chinese-Canadian businessman Yap Kwan Seng (1846–1902), the last Kapitan Cina of Kuala Lumpur Ye Changchi (葉昌熾; 1849–1917), Qing dynasty scholar Ye Huijun (葉惠鈞; 1863–1932), Republic of China revolutionary and politician Ye Dehui