Fu Kuan () (died 190 BC)
Marquis of
Yangling; now
Gaoling,
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
.
Fu Kuan was an early follower of
Liu Bang
Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), born Liu Bang () with courtesy name Ji (季), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC. His temple name was "Taizu" while his posthumous name was Empe ...
, beginning in
Hengyang
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. Fu became a general while accompanying Liu in the conquest of
Guanzhong in 206 BC. He served under
Han Xin
Han Xin (; 231/230–196 BC) was a Chinese military general and politician who served Liu Bang during the Chu–Han Contention and contributed greatly to the founding of the Han dynasty. Han Xin was named as one of the "Three Heroes of the ea ...
during the conquest of
Qi in 204 BC.
In December of 202 BC, Liu Bei made Fu the Marquis of Yangling, ruling over 2,600 peasant households.
[《史記》卷九十八，“因定齊地，剖符世世勿絕，封為陽陵侯，二千六百户，除前所食。”]
See also
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Fu (surname)
傅 ( Mandarin: ; Hokkien: Poh) is an ancient Han Chinese surname of imperial origin which is at least 4,000 years old. The great-great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, Dayou, bestowed this surname to his son Fu Yi and his descendants. Dayo ...
References
Han dynasty generals
2nd-century BC Chinese people
190 BC deaths
Year of birth unknown
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