[1]Name, period, and courtesy nameFu Zhongxin was a Song-dynasty military official whose courtesy name was 德先; the English form of his name is Fu Zhongxin.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The person entry gives the name Fu Zhongxin, identifies him with the Song dynasty, supplies the courtesy name 德先, and lists military appointments including 御營五軍統制軍馬官 and 馬步軍副總管.
WikidataFu Zhongxin (Q65835836)The item uses Fu Zhongxin as the English name and 傅忠信 as the Chinese name.
[2]Early appointment and careerBy the third year of Jianyan, Fu Zhongxin held 忠訓郎; his other listed appointments included 忠翊郎, 保義郎, 中衛大夫, administration of Zhenrong Army, and deputy command of infantry and cavalry forces.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The appointment data places 忠訓郎 in the third year of Jianyan and lists 忠翊郎, 保義郎, 中衛大夫, the office of 知鎮戎軍, and 馬步軍副總管.
[3]Chengzhou appointmentFu Zhongxin also served as military commissioner of Chengzhou.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The appointment entry for Fu Zhongxin specifies 成州團練使.Taken from the source record as captured
[4]Recommendation by Li ShizhongWhile Li Shizhong held Huazhou, he summoned Fu Zhongxin, valued him, obtained a temporary appointment as 忠翊郎, retained him in command, and assigned him offensive and defensive responsibilities.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The association entry names Li Shizhong as the recommender and explains that he summoned Fu Zhongxin, sought a temporary 忠翊郎 appointment for him, and entrusted him with command and military operations.
[5]Recommender and superiorsLi Shizhong recommended Fu Zhongxin, while Liu Yi, Lou Zhao, Hu Shijiang, and Zhang Zhongfu were listed as his superiors.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The association data identifies Li Shizhong as the recommender and Liu Yi, Lou Zhao, Hu Shijiang, and Zhang Zhongfu as superiors.
[6]Service under Zhang ZhongfuWhen Zhang Zhongfu commanded the Shaanxi circuits, Fu Zhongxin volunteered ahead of the other officers and declared his willingness to die for the state; Zhang considered no one his equal.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The note states that Zhang Zhongfu commanded the Shaanxi circuits, that Fu Zhongxin volunteered ahead of the others and offered to die in service of the state, and that Zhang judged no officer superior to him.
[7]Promotion under Lou ZhaoDuring Lou Zhao's mission to Shaanxi, Fu Zhongxin was valued for his ability and promoted to deputy commander of the Yongxing Circuit's infantry and cavalry forces and administrator of Zhenrong Army.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The note says that Lou Zhao went to Shaanxi to proclaim policy, valued Fu Zhongxin's ability, and promoted him to 永興軍路馬步軍副總管 and 知鎮戎軍.
[8]Merit under Hu ShijiangAfter reaching Nanshan, Fu Zhongxin garrisoned strategic positions and sought an assignment from Hu Shijiang; Hu reported his achievements to the throne, leading to the grants of 協忠大夫 and 華州觀察使.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The note describes Fu Zhongxin's arrival at Nanshan, his garrisoning of strategic points, his request to Hu Shijiang, Hu's reporting of his achievements, and the resulting grants of 協忠大夫 and 華州觀察使.
[9]Shaoxing thirteenth yearIn the thirteenth year of Shaoxing, Fu Zhongxin was transferred to 安德軍承宣使 and made acting deputy commander of the Jinghu South Circuit's infantry and cavalry forces, with his other appointments unchanged.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The appointment entry dates the change to the thirteenth year of Shaoxing and names 安德軍承宣使 and acting deputy commander of the Jinghu South Circuit's infantry and cavalry forces.Taken from the source record as captured
[10]Shaoxing twenty-sixth yearThe appointment data places the 履正大夫 promotion in the twenty-sixth year of Shaoxing.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The appointment data links 履正大夫 to the twenty-sixth year of Shaoxing.
[11]Five-army reorganizationIn that year, the military system was reorganized into five armies; Fu Zhongxin became commander of the imperial front army's forces and was promoted to 履正大夫.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The appointment note states that the system was reorganized into five armies, Fu Zhongxin was made commander of the imperial front army's forces, and he was promoted to 履正大夫.Taken from the source record as captured
[12]Shaoxing thirtieth yearThe appointment data places the Yangzhou frontier appointment in the thirtieth year of Shaoxing.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The appointment data links 安撫使 to the thirtieth year of Shaoxing.
[13]Yangzhou frontier appointmentBecause the frontier at 洋州 was especially urgent, the court approved the request and appointed Fu Zhongxin 知洋州, with concurrent duties as 管內安撫使 and 沿邊都巡檢使.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)Three appointment entries belonging to Fu Zhongxin explain the urgency of the Yangzhou frontier and the resulting appointment as 知洋州, with 管內安撫使 and 沿邊都巡檢使.Taken from the source record as captured
[14]Enfeoffment and estatesAfter honors on eight occasions at suburban sacrifices, Fu Zhongxin was repeatedly enfeoffed as 清河郡開國侯, with 1,700 households in his fief and an actual fief of 100 households.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The enfeoffment entries state that after eight occasions of honors at suburban sacrifices, Fu Zhongxin was repeatedly made 清河郡開國侯 with a fief of 1,700 households and an actual fief of 100 households.Taken from the source record as captured
[15]Family backgroundFu Zhongxin's great-grandfather was Fu Ji, his grandfather Fu Li, his father Fu Jun, and his mother Yao.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The kinship entries list Fu Ji as the great-grandfather, Fu Li as the grandfather, Fu Jun as the father, and Yao as the mother.
[16]Wife and number of sonsFu Zhongxin's wife was Guo, and the kinship entries list sixteen sons.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The kinship entries identify Guo as the wife and contain sixteen separate entries whose relationship is 子, or son.
[17]Names of the sixteen sonsThe sixteen sons are named 傅鈞, 傅鉅, 傅銳, 傅鎮, 傅鈵, 傅鏜, 傅鐸, 傅銓, 傅鏞, 傅鉞, 傅錫, 傅鑑, 傅錡, 傅鍔, 傅鑄, and 傅鎬.
[18]DaughtersThe kinship entries list a first, second, third, and fourth daughter.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The kinship entries identify a second daughter, a first daughter, a third daughter, and a fourth daughter.
[19]GrandchildrenThe kinship entries list six grandchildren and five granddaughters.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The kinship entries contain six relationships labelled 孫 and five labelled 孫女.
[20]Epitaph authorship and inscriptionThe epitaph was composed by Chen Zhao; Li Bangxian seal-carved its title inscription, and Han Zhao wrote the text.
CBDBFu Zhongxin (390131)The association entries name Chen Zhao as the author of the epitaph, Li Bangxian as the maker of its title inscription, and Han Zhao as the person who wrote the text.