Crown Prince Zhaoming 昭明太子

Other names

Family

• Ancestor of Xiao Kui (蕭巋)
  grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 79, passage 109
• Child of Noble Consort Ding (丁貴嬪)
  bore 生 · maternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 3
• Sibling of Xiao Ji (蕭績)
  brothers 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passages 3, 6, 10
• Sibling of Emperor Jianwen (簡文皇帝)
  brothers 兄弟 · Full siblings · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 3
• Sibling of Xiao Xu (蕭續)
  brothers 兄弟 · Full siblings · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 3
• Kin of Xiao Dan (憺)
  collateral kin 傍親 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 22-23
• Child of Emperor Wu (高祖)
  father 父 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 3
• Child of Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝)
  father 父
  son 子 · paternal line
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Liang 8, passage 244; Book of Liang 4, passage 3
• Parent of Xiao Yu (蕭譽)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 151
• Child of Gaozu (高祖)
  father 父
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 55, passages 128-129
• Child of Gaozu (高祖)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 92
• Parent of Duke of Huarong (華容公)
  heir 嗣
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 22
• Child of Honored Consort Mu (穆貴嬪)
  mother 母 · maternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 4, passage 3
• Child of Honored Concubine Ding (丁貴嬪)
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 245
• Child of Noble Consort Ding Lingguang (丁令光)
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 92
• Sibling of Xiao Gang (蕭綱)
  younger brother by the same mother 母弟 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 3

Origins and identity

• Lineage Xiao imperial house of Liang 梁蕭氏 · Relation Member of
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 3

Career and standing

• Crown Prince 皇太子
  AD 502 天監元年十一月 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 248
• posthumous name Zhaoming 諡昭明
  AD 531 中大通三年 · Bestowed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 112
• Crown Prince Zhaoming 昭明太子
  Held
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 92

Places and affiliations

• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Associated with
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 3
• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Belonged to
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 214
• AD 531 中大通三年五月庚寅
  At Anning Mausoleum 安寧陵 · Relation Buried at
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 113
• AD 506 天監五年五月庚戌
  At Eastern Palace 東宮 · Relation Resided at
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 4
• At Xiangyang 襄陽 · Relation Born at
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 246

Learning and skills

• Subject Classic of Filial Piety and Analects 孝經論語 · Age 3
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 3
• Subject Five Classics 五經 · Age 5
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 3
• Belief Buddhism 三寶 · Relation Adherent of
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 17
• Skill poetry 賦詩 · Level renowned
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 14-15
• Skill rapid reading and memory 讀書數行並下 · Level renowned
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 13

Works and attributed material

• Literary Selections 文選
  Compiler
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 215
• Collected Works 文集
  Relation Author · Volumes 20
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 212
• Correct Sequence 正序
  Relation Compiler · Volumes 10
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 213
• Literary Flowers 文章英華
  Relation Compiler · Volumes 20
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 214
• Literary Selections 文選
  Relation Compiler · Volumes 30
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 215
• Memorial · Author · With Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 87-101

Events and relationships

• Capped
  AD 515 天監十四年正月朔旦 · Ritual · Recipient · At Hall of Supreme Ultimate 太極殿 · With Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 9
• Extreme mourning for mother
  AD 526 普通七年十一月 · Personal · Mourner · With Honored Concubine Ding (丁貴嬪)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 51-52, 58
• Lectured on Classic of Filial Piety
  AD 509 天監八年九月 · Ritual · Lecturer · At Shou'an Hall 壽安殿
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 7
• Memorial opposing canal corvée
  AD 530 中大通二年春 · Political · Author
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 86-87, 101
• Sweet dew fell on Huiyi Hall
  AD 520 普通元年四月 · Omen · Beneficiary · At Huiyi Hall 慧義殿
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 21

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment humane and filial · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 5
• Assessment humane in legal judgments · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 67
• Assessment humane virtue long renowned · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 209
• waist reduced by more than half from extreme mourning
  Physical description
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 63
• AD 515 天監十四年
  Item golden Boshan ornament on Far-Wandering cap 金博山 · Relation Bestowed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 10-11
• Item Eastern Palace book collection ~30,000 juan 東宮書幾三萬卷 · Relation Possessed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 72

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 3; Book of Liang 37, passage 8