Qin and Han · king whose mother was Empress Dowager Feng

King Xiao of Zhongshan 中山孝王

Zhōngshān Xiào wáng

Attested BC 48 - BC 6

Passages: 8
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

King Xiao of Zhongshan was a king whose mother was Empress Dowager Feng.

Life and dates

Death

Died young
Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passages 212, 214

Attested activity

BC 48 to BC 33 元帝
Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 121
BC 9 元延四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passage 5
BC 6 建平元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passage 72

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Feng Yuan (馮媛)
bore 產
Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 121
Spouse of Empress Dowager Yuan (媛)
empress dowager 太后 · Primary marriage · Widowed
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 12, passage 72
Child of Emperor Yuan (元帝)
Filial King of Zhongshan 中山孝王
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 90, passage 121
Sibling of Emperor Cheng of Han (漢成帝)
younger brother 少弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 5

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 90 Volume 79: Feng Fengshi 4 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 12 Volume 11: Annals of Emperor Ai 3 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 88 Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He 1 passage

Events and relationships

Relation Child of · Target Empress Dowager Feng (馮太后)
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 197

References in the histories

Search passages

History

8 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 12Volume 11: Annals of Emperor Ai · 3 passages

時成帝少弟中山孝王亦來朝，獨從傅。 At the same time, Emperor Cheng's younger brother, King Xiao of Zhongshan, also came to court but brought only his tutor.

他日問中山王：「 Another day he asked the King of Zhongshan: '

成帝由此以為不能，而賢定陶王，數稱其材。 From this, Emperor Cheng concluded that the King of Zhongshan was incompetent, but he came to admire the King of Dingtao and often praised his talents.

Book of Han, Chapter 88Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 1 passage

初，傅太后與中山孝王母馮太后俱事元帝，有隙，傅太后使有司考馮太后，令自殺，眾庶冤之。 Fu's faction had forced Lady Feng of Zhongshan to suicide; opinion called it a frame.

Book of Han, Chapter 90Volume 79: Feng Fengshi · 4 passages

長女媛以選充兵宮，為元帝昭儀，產中山孝王。 His eldest daughter Yuan was selected for the palace women's quarters, became Brilliant Companion to Emperor Yuan, and bore the filial king of Zhongshan.

陽朔中，中山王來朝，參擢為上河農都尉。 During Yangshuo, when the King of Zhongshan came to court, Shen was raised to chief agricultural commandant of Shanghe.

綏和中，立定陶王為皇太子，以中山王見廢，故封王舅參為宜鄉侯，以慰王意。 In Suihe the King of Dingtao became heir apparent; with Zhongshan deposed, the prince's uncle Shen was made Marquis of Yixiang to soothe him.

上憐之，下詔曰：「中山孝王短命早薨，願以舅宜鄉侯參為關內侯，歸家，朕甚愍之。 The emperor pitied him and issued an edict: "The Filial King of Zhongshan died young. He wished his uncle, Marquis of Yixiang Shen, made marquis within the passes and sent home. We are deeply moved.