Fu Xuan

Fu Xuan
傅玄
Born217
Died278 (aged 61)
Other namesXiuyi (休奕)
Occupation(s)Historian, poet, politician
ChildrenFu Xian
FatherFu Gan
RelativesFu Xie (grandfather)

Fu Xuan (217–278[1]), courtesy name Xiuyi, posthumous name Gang (刚), was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician who lived in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period and later under the Jin dynasty. He was one of the most prolific authors of fu poetry of his time. He was a grandson of Fu Xie (傅燮), a son of Fu Gan (傅幹), and the father of Fu Xian (傅咸).[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Fu Xuan's biography in Book of Jin indicate that he died at the age of 62 (by East Asian reckoning) after Yang Huiyu's death (in c.July 278). (献皇后崩于弘训宫,设丧位。...于是贵游慑伏,台阁生风。寻卒于家,时年六十二,谥曰刚。) Jin Shu, vol.47
  2. ^ Matsuura et al. (1999), p. 36.
  3. ^ Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten article "Fu Xuan" (Fu Gen in Japanese). Shogakukan.
  4. ^ Kanjigen entry "Fu Xuan" (Fu Gen in Japanese). Gakken 2006.