14 Facts About Fu Deng

Fu Deng, courtesy name Wengao, known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Gao of Former Qin, was an emperor of the Di-led Chinese Former Qin dynasty.

Fu Deng assumed the throne in 386 after the deaths of Fu Jian and Fu Jian's son Fu Pi, even though he was only a distant relative of theirs, as by that time the Former Qin's territory had largely been reduced to the territory under his control.

Fu Deng battled the Later Qin emperor Yao Chang for years in a stalemate that neither could conclusively prevail, but in 394, he made a major attack on Later Qin after Yao Chang's death, seriously underestimating Yao Chang's son and successor Yao Xing, who captured and executed him.

Fu Deng was born in 343, to Fu Chang, a distant grandnephew of Former Qin's founder Fu Jian, while still under Later Zhao rule.

Fu Deng submitted a report of these events to Fu Jian's son Fu Pi, the new emperor, and Fu Pi commissioned him as a provincial governor and created him the Prince of Nan'an.

Fu Deng set up a shrine to Fu Jian in his army, and whenever he made a key decision he would report it to Fu Jian.

In 387, Fu Deng created the ruler of Western Qin, Qifu Guoren, the Prince of Wanchuan, and Qifu Guoren accepted, signifying at least nominal submission to Fu Deng.

In summer 388, Fu Yi the Crown Prince died, and Fu Deng created his own son Fu Chong to be the crown prince.

Fu Deng had set up a base of operations at Dajie, guarded by his wife Empress Mao, while attacking Later Qin's city of Pingliang and capturing it.

Fu Deng promoted generals such as Dou Chong, Yang Ding, and Yang Bi.

Fu Deng, initially believing in the false surrender, avoided to be fooled with the reminding of Lei Edi.

In 392, Fu Deng created one of his concubines, Consort Li, empress.

Fu Deng instead fled to Pingliang and then into the mountains.

Fu Deng sent his son Fu Zong the Prince of Ruyin to Qifu Gangui and married his sister the Princess Dongping to Qifu Gangui as his princess, seeking aid from Qifu Gangui.