Fu Qian

Fu Qian was a Chinese military general of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of Fu Rong.

Life

Fu Qian was from Yiyang commandery, which is in present-day Xinyang, Henan. His father, Fu Rong, was killed in action during the Battle of Xiaoting in 222 against Sun Quan's forces. Fu Qian inherited his father's official position and served Shu as General of the Household of the Left, before being promoted to Area Commander of Guanzhong.
In late 263, during the campaign on Shu by the rival state of Cao Wei, Fu Qian was sent into battle to resist the enemy. At that time, many people praised Fu Qian and his father as "loyal and righteous for over generations". Fu Qian was tasked to defend Yangping Pass while Jiang Shu was sent to engage the enemy. However, Jiang Shu surrendered to the enemy by opening the gates and letting them in. The Wei general Hu Lie led his troops to attack Fu Qian's position. Fu Qian was eventually killed in the futile attempt to drive out the enemy.
Fu Qian's sons. Fu Zhu and Fu Mu were employed during the Jin dynasty following a memorial written by Wen Li appealing Sima Yan to act with clemency toward the descendants of former Shu Han officials.

In ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''

In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Fu Qian was a trusted general serving under Jiang Wei. Following an attack by Wei forces at Yangping Pass, Fu Qian defended it with his greatest of skills. However, Fu Qian's comrade Jiang Shu eventually surrendered, and this led to Fu Qian's death in the midst of combat.