Background
Xiao Yu was born in 574, during the reign of his father Emperor Ming of Western Liang, who claimed the throne of Liang Dynasty but whose territory was limited to a small amount of territory around his capital Jiangling. Emperor Ming was at that time also a vassal of the much larger Northern Zhou, and received protection from Northern Zhou forces against rival Chen Dynasty. (As Emperor Ming and his father Emperor Xuan had little territory and relied on protection by Northern Zhou and its predecessor state Western Wei and successor state Sui Dynasty (which took over Northern Zhou in 581), traditional historians often did not consider them true emperors of Liang Dynasty.) In 582, Xiao Yu was created the Prince of Xin'an. He was known for his filial piety.
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