Qin and Han · Qin prince and military commander

Prince Fusu 公子扶蘇

Gōngzǐ Fúsū

Attested BC 209

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince Fusu was a Qin prince and military commander.

Life and dates

Death

Killed
Responsible Person Id Qin Ershi (秦二世) · Mode speech-report Speaker Chen She (陳涉)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 15

Attested activity

BC 209 二世元年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 13

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of First Emperor of Qin (秦始皇)
son
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 13-14
Sibling of Qin Ershi (秦二世)
Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 13

Career and standing

commander of troops outside the court 外將兵
Appointed · Authority First Emperor of Qin (秦始皇)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 14

Assessments and attributes

Assessment widely reputed among the common people to be worthy · Mode narrative-reputation
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 16

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 48House of Chen She · 5 passages

吾聞二世少子也，不當立，當立者乃公子扶蘇。 I have heard that the Second Emperor is the younger son and was never meant to take the throne. The rightful heir was Prince Fusu.

扶蘇以數諫故，上使外將兵。 Because Fusu remonstrated with his father on many occasions, the emperor sent him away to command troops on the frontier.

今或聞無罪，二世殺之。 Now word has it that, though Fusu committed no crime, the Second Emperor had him killed.

今誠以吾眾詐自稱公子扶蘇、項燕，為天下唱，宜多應者。」 If we now rally our men and raise a banner in the names of Prince Fusu and Xiang Yan, issuing a call to the empire, many will surely answer.'

乃詐稱公子扶蘇、項燕，從民欲也。 They then raised their banner in the names of Prince Fusu and Xiang Yan, following the will of the people.