[1]Name and datesFu Zhaoyuan was born in 945 and died in 1001; the English page uses the established romanization of his name.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The main record gives the name Fu Zhaoyuan and the years 945 and 1001.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The profile identifies the person as Fu Zhaoyuan and gives 945 as the birth year and 1001 as the death year.
WikidataFu Zhaoyuan (Q45385519)The English label is Fu Zhaoyuan, and the time statements give 0945 and 1001.
[2]PeriodThe profile places Fu Zhaoyuan in the period from the Five Dynasties to the early Song.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The profile classifies him as a figure of the Five Dynasties to the early Song period.
[3]Military careerFu Zhaoyuan is classified as a military official, and his recorded appointments are predominantly military posts.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The status is military official, and the appointments include Yanei Duzhihuishi, Ma-Bu Jun Fu Dushu, military qianxia, and defense commissioner.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The profile lists Xingzhou cishi, Deputy Commissioner of the Western Capital Workshops, patrol commissioner, Ma-Bu Jun Fu Dushu, qianxia, and defense commissioner.
[5]HometownFu Zhaoyuan came from Wanqu in Chenzhou.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The basic address is Wanqu and is classified as the native place.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The profile and biographical text identify him as a native of Wanqu in Chenzhou.
[6]Early careerDuring Later Zhou's Guangshun era, Fu Zhaoyuan entered a Tianxiong Army yamen post through hereditary privilege and held the title of Xingzhou inspector.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The biographical text describes his hereditary appointment to a Tianxiong Army yamen post and his concurrent Xingzhou cishi title during Guangshun.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The entry data classifies the appointment as hereditary privilege and lists the Xingzhou cishi post.
[7]Appointments in 954In 954 he held several senior titles and served as Yanei Duzhihuishi of the Tianxiong Army and as Xingzhou cishi.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointments all begin in 954 and include Jianjiao Shangshu Zuopushe, Sanqi Changshi, Yinqing Guanglu Dafu, Yanei Duzhihuishi, and Xingzhou cishi.
[8]Song-era appointmentsThe appointment sequence includes Jianjiao Situ and Jinzi Guanglu Dafu in 960, Kaiguo Nan in 963, and the Enzhou and Luozhou cishi posts in 969 and 972.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment data lists Jianjiao Situ and Jinzi Guanglu Dafu in 960, Kaiguo Nan in 963, and Enzhou and Luozhou cishi in 969 and 972.
[9]Date discrepancyThe date of the Western Capital Workshops appointment differs between the biographical account's 974 and the appointment entry's 975.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The biographical text and its time link place the appointment in the seventh year of Kaibao.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment entry places the start of this post in the eighth year of Kaibao, 975.
[10]Campaigns and provincial commandsFu Zhaoyuan campaigned against Northern Han and Liao, then held Caizhou, Bingzhou, and Chanzhou commands and a deputy command at Bingmen.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The biographical text gives the Northern Han and Liao campaigns, the Youzhou fortification, and the subsequent Caizhou, Bingzhou, Chanzhou, and deputy-command appointments.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment data also lists patrol commissioner, Caizhou cishi, Bingzhou prefectural command, and deputy military command.
[11]Taiping Xingguo appointmentsIn 976–977, Fu Zhaoyuan held the Shangshi Shi and patrol commissioner posts for Caizhou and Chenzhou, and then a Caizhou military-governorate title and the Bingzhou prefectural command.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment data lists the 976 Shangshi Shi and patrol commissioner posts for Caizhou and Chenzhou, followed in 977 by the Caizhou military-governorate and Bingzhou commands.
[12]Appointments in 988In 988 he held Jianjiao Taibao and Kaiguo Gong and concurrently served as deputy commander of the cavalry and infantry at Taiyuan Prefecture.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment entries begin in 988 and list Jianjiao Taibao, Kaiguo Gong, and the Taiyuan Prefecture cavalry-and-infantry deputy command.
[13]Appointments in 989In 989 he served as prefect of Jingzhao with concurrent cavalry-and-infantry command, as a tuanlianshi of Caizhou, and as a patrol commissioner of the Shaanxi Circuit, while bearing the title Yunhui Jiangjun.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment entries begin in 989 and list the Jingzhao, Caizhou, Shaanxi Circuit, and Yunhui Jiangjun posts.
[14]Other prefectural and military postsThe profile also lists the prefectures of Chanzhou, Bingzhou, Yongxing Army, Zizhou, and Huazhou, together with military qianxia.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The profile lists Chanzhou prefect, Bingzhou prefect with concurrent pacification authority, Yongxing Army prefect with the same authority, Zizhou prefect with the same authority, Huazhou prefect, and qianxia.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment data also includes the Zizhou, Bingzhou, and Huazhou prefectural commands and military qianxia.
[15]Late career and deathAt the beginning of Xianping, he held the Tianxiong Army and Xingzhou qianxia posts, returned to court because of illness, received the name Fang Yuyao, was appointed defense commissioner of his own prefecture, and soon died.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The biographical text gives the Xianping appointments, illness, return to court, grant of the name Fang Yuyao, defense appointment, and death.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment data includes the Xingzhou military qianxia and Caizhou defense commissioner posts.
[16]Appointments in 999 and 1001The appointment data additionally places the Xingzhou military qianxia in 999 and the Caizhou defense commissioner and Zhendong Army military governor posts in 1001.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The appointment data places the Xingzhou military qianxia in 999 and the Caizhou defense commissioner and Zhendong Army military governor posts in 1001.
[17]Honorary titlesBeyond prefectural and military offices, the appointment data lists Guanglu Dafu, Shangzhuguo, Taishi, Yushi Dafu, fief revenues, Jianjiao Shangshu Zuopushe, Jianjiao Situ, Jianjiao Taibao, Yinqing Guanglu Dafu, and Jinzi Guanglu Dafu.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The kinship entry identifies Fu Yanqing as his father.
Souyun符昭愿 (29692)The biographical text says that he was the son of Fu Yanqing.
[19]Grandfather and great-grandfatherHis grandfather was Fu Cunshen and his great-grandfather was Fu Chu.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The kinship entries identify Fu Cunshen as grandfather and Fu Chu as great-grandfather.
[20]Sisters and brotherHis sisters included women identified as the empresses of Zhao Jiong and Chai Rong, and his younger brother was Fu Zhaoshou.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The kinship entries list two sisters identified as the empresses of Zhao Jiong and Chai Rong, and the younger brother Fu Zhaoshou.
[21]Wife and childrenFu Zhaoyuan's wife was Lady Li; the kinship entries list three sons, four daughters, and the husbands of the eldest and second daughters.
CBDBFu Zhaoyuan (17227)The kinship entries list two wife entries for Lady Li, sons Fu Chengxu, Fu Chengyou, and Fu Chengdu, daughters from eldest to fourth, and sons-in-law Wang Xiyi and Li Zongliang.