Fangdeng 方等

Other names

Family

• Child of Consort Xu (徐妃)
  bore 生
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 166
• Sibling of Fangzhu (方諸)
  elder brother 兄 · Paternal half siblings
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 208
• Child of Emperor Shizu (世祖)
  eldest son 長子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 128
• Child of Emperor Yuan (元帝)
  eldest son 長子
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 171
• Child of Emperor Yuan (世祖)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 163
• Child of Shizu (世祖)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 200
• Child of Xiao Yi (蕭繹)
  heir 世子
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 8
• Child of Consort Xu Zhaopei (徐昭佩)
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 200
• Child of Emperor Yuan (元帝)
  son 子
  Strongly inferred · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 205, 207-208
• Child of Lady Xu (徐妃)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passages 124, 129
• Parent of Zhuang (莊)
  son 子
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 260
• Sibling of Xiao Fangzhu (蕭方諸)
  sons of Emperor Yuan 諸子 · Paternal half siblings
  younger brother 弟 · Paternal half siblings
  Sources vary in certainty · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 165, 167, 171; Book of Liang 44, passages 166, 169

Career and standing

• Commander-in-chief 都督
  Appointed
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 198
• General of the Central Army 中軍將軍
  Posthumously granted
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 202
• Inspector of Yangzhou 揚州刺史
  Posthumously granted
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 202
• Palace Attendant 侍中
  Posthumously granted
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 202
• Palace attendant 侍中
  Posthumously granted
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 163
• Martial and Fierce Heir Apparent 武烈世子
  AD 552 元帝即位，改諡武烈世子 · Posthumous title changed
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 259

Places and affiliations

• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Active in
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 138
• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Belonged to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 1
• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Member of
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 207
• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 171
• At Jingzhou 荊州 · Relation Returned to
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 190

Learning and skills

• Skill ingenious contrivance 巧思 · Level renowned
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 172
• Skill riding and archery 騎射 · Level skilled
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 172

Works and attributed material

• Dutiful Tranquility Master 篤靜子
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 204
• Spring and Autumn of the Thirty States 三十國春秋
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 204
• Book of the Later Han 後漢書
  Relation Annotator · unfinished · With Fan Ye (范曄)
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 203
• Book of Later Han 後漢書
  Relation Annotator · With Fan Ye (范曄) · Unfinished
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 164
• discourse on life and ease 論
  Relation Author
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 174, 184
• Dutiful Tranquility Master 篤靜子
  Relation Author
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 204

Events and relationships

• Asked to campaign against Prince of Hedong
  Military · Requester · With Prince of Hedong (河東王)
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 197
• Buried by summoning his soul
  Ritual · Honoree
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 202
• Campaigned against
  Military · Commander · With Prince of Hedong (河東王)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passages 157-158, 161
• Defeated and drowned at Maxi
  AD 549 及至麻溪 · Military · Commander · At Maxi 麻溪
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 200
• Felt still more endangered at audience
  Personal · Subject
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 195
• Gladly boarded boat hoping to escape distress
  Travel · Traveler
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 186

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment had talent to manage his father's unfinished work and held the primary heir's charge, yet was cast aside that year · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 227
• clever and keen in youth; had outstanding talent
  Character
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 172
• loved forests and streams; favored untrammeled ease
  Disposition
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 173

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 138; History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 166, 207
• AD 552 元帝即位，改諡武烈世子
  From Loyal and Martial Heir Apparent 忠壯世子 · To Martial and Fierce Heir Apparent 武烈世子
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 202, 259