Fu Sheng (Former Qin)

Fu Sheng
苻生
Emperor of Former Qin
Emperor of Former Qin
Reign10 July 355 – 357
PredecessorFú Jiàn
SuccessorFú Jiān
BornPú Shēng (蒲生)
335
Died357 (aged 21–22)
Names
Fú Shēng (苻生)
Era name and dates
Shòuguāng (壽光): 355–357
Posthumous name
Prince Li (厲王, lit. "violent")
HouseFu (Pu)
DynastyFormer Qin
FatherFú Jiàn

Fu Sheng (Chinese: 苻生; 335–357), originally named Pu Sheng (蒲生), courtesy name Changsheng (長生), also known by his posthumous name as the Prince Li of Yue (越厲王), was the second emperor of the Di-led Former Qin dynasty of China.[1][2] He was the son of Former Qin's founding emperor Fu Jiàn (Emperor Jingming), and was a violent, arbitrary, and cruel ruler, and after ruling for only two years was overthrown by his cousin Fu Jiān (Emperor Xuanzhao) in a coup and executed, and therefore was not posthumously recognized as an emperor during the remainder of the Former Qin's rule.

  1. ^ Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2017-04-06). Historical Dictionary of Medieval China. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. LXXX, 186. ISBN 978-1-4422-7616-1.
  2. ^ Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Stefanowska, A. D.; Wiles, Sue (2015-03-26). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E. Routledge. p. 381. ISBN 978-1-317-47591-0.