Fu Qian
| Fu Qian | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 傅僉 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 傅佥 | ||
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Template:Chinese-name Fu Qian (died 263) was a military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the son of Fu Rong, also a Shu general.
Biography
Fu Qian was a native of Yiyang (present-day Xinyang, Henan). His father, Fu Rong, was killed in action during the Battle of Xiaoting in 222 against Sun Quan's forces. Fu Qian inherited his father's official position and served Shu as General of the Household of the Left (左中郎將), before being promoted to Area Commander (都督) of Guanzhong.
In 263, during the campaign on Shu by the rival state of Cao Wei, Fu Qian was sent into battle to resist the enemy. At that time, many people praised Fu Qian and his father as "loyal and righteous for over generations" (奕世忠義). Fu Qian was tasked to defend Yangping Pass while Jiang Shu was sent to engage the enemy. However, Jiang Shu surrendered to the enemy by opening the gates and letting them in. The Wei general Hu Lie (胡烈) led his troops to attack Fu Qian's position. Fu Qian was eventually killed in the futile attempt to drive out the enemy.[1]
In fiction
In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of Three Kingdoms, Fu Qian was one of the most loyal and trusted generals under Jiang Wei, and was accredited for killing both Li Peng and Wang Zhen during battle, and following a certain attack by Wei forces at Yangping Pass, Fu Qian defended it with his greatest of skills. However, Jiang Shu ended up surrendering which ultimately led to Fu Qian's death while in the midst of combat.[2] Fu Qian appears in chapters 112 - 116.
Appointments and titles held
- General of the Household on the Left (左中郎將)
- Area Commander of Guanzhong (關中都督)
See also
References
- ^ (晉武帝詔曰：「蜀將軍傅僉，前在關城，身拒官軍，致死不顧。) In an imperial decree by Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, it was said that Fu Qian resisted the invaders and never attempted to return to the city until his death.
- ^ Luo Guanzhong, Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel: Volume IV, translated by Moss Roberts. page 2088 (chapter 116). Foreign Languages Press. Tenth Printing 2007. First Edition 1995. Beijing, China 1995. ISBN 978-7-119-00590-4
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