Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Fangdeng 方等

Died AD 548

Passages
20
Chapters
4
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Fangdeng as a commentator, general, royal family member, and scholar. This record brings together 20 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Fangdeng 方等 Fangdeng
Personal name Fang Deng 方等 Fāngděng
Given name Fang Deng 方等 Fāngděng
Given Fangdeng 方等 Fāngděng
Personal name Fangdeng 方等 Fāngděng
Personal name Fangdeng 方等 Fangdeng
Title Heir 世子
Title Heir 世子 Shìzǐ
Title Heir 世子 Shizi
Descriptive kinship Heir of Emperor Yuan 元帝世子
Descriptive kinship Heir of Emperor Yuan 世子 shizi
Posthumous name Loyal and Upright Heir 忠壯世子
Courtesy name Shixiang 實相 Shíxiàng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Commentator
  • General
  • Royal Family Member
  • Scholar
  • Writer

Life and dates

Death

Age

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
  • Source Date: Text: 天監十六年後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 517 · End: AD 549
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:007:s0200
  • Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 548
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0147
  • Source Date: Text: 承聖 · Western Year: AD 552
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0163

Family

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  • Child of Emperor Shizu (世祖)
    Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1
  • Child of Emperor Yuan (世祖)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Shizu (世祖)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Child of Emperor Yuan of Liang (梁元帝)
    Kinship Term: heir / 世子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Consort Xu Zhaopei (徐昭佩)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological
  • Child of Lady Xu (徐妃)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
  • Sibling of Xiao Fangzhu (蕭方諸)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Parentage: biological · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: younger

Career and standing

  • Label: Palace attendant / 侍中 · Action: posthumously-granted
    Explicit · liangshu:044:s0163
  • Label: Loyal and Upright Heir / 忠壯世子 · Action: posthumously-granted
    Explicit · liangshu:044:s0163
  • Title: Heir (shizi) / 世子 · Action: held
    Explicit · liangshu:007:s0200

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 10Volume 10: Zhou Tiehu; Cheng Lingxi · 2 passages
Book of Liang, Chapter 7Volume 7: Empresses · 1 passage
Book of Liang, Chapter 44Volume 44: Eleven Princes of Taizong; Two Princes of Shizu · 16 passages
Book of Liang, Chapter 55Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong · 1 passage