Yang Fugong

Who is Yang Fugong?

Yang Fugong, courtesy name Zike, formally the Duke of Wei, was an eunuch official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, playing key roles in the imperial administrations of Emperor Xizong and Emperor Xizong's brother Emperor Zhaozong. He was later suspected by Emperor Zhaozong of power-grabbing and removed, and afterwards encouraged his adoptive sons/nephews Yang Shouliang, Yang Shouxin, Yang Shouzhen, and Yang Shouzhong into resisting the imperial government together. They were, however, defeated by the general Li Maozhen and captured while in flight; they were then delivered to the capital Chang'an and executed.