Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Hejian

Prince Xiaowan of Hejian 河間王孝琬

Héjiān wáng Xiàowǎn

Attested AD 540 - AD 562

Passages: 5
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince Xiaowan of Hejian was a prince of Hejian.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 559 天保十年十一月乙卯
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 5, passage 27
AD 558 天保九年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 5, passage 6
AD 540 to AD 549 while Gao Cheng was heir
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 53
AD 562 河清元年秋七月丁酉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 35

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Wenxiang (文襄)
Prince Xiaowan 河間王孝琬
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 53
Child of Empress Yuan of Wenxiang (元氏)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 53

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Governor of Sizhou 司州牧
AD 559 天保十年十一月乙卯 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 5, passage 27
Prince of Hejian 河間王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 53

Assessments and attributes

Assessment died guiltless from suspicion or jealous fear · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 124

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Fei · 3 passages

常宴北宮，獨令河間王勿入。 He often gave banquets in the Northern Palace and specifically barred the Prince of Hejian from attending.

左右問其故，太子曰：「世宗遇賊處，河間王復何宜在此。」 When his attendants asked why, the crown prince said, "This is where Shizong met the assassins; why should the Prince of Hejian be here again?"

十一月乙卯，以右丞相、咸陽王斛律金爲左丞相，以錄尚書事、常山王演爲太傅，以司徒、長廣王湛爲太尉，以司空段韶爲司徒，以平陽王淹爲司空，高陽王湜爲尚書左僕射，河間王孝琬爲司州牧，侍中燕子獻爲右僕射。 In the eleventh month, on the yimao day, Hulu Jin, Prince of Xianyang and right chief minister, was appointed left chief minister; Prince Yan of Changshan, recorder of the Masters of Writing, became grand tutor; Prince Zhan of Changguang, minister over the masses, became grand commandant; Duan Shao, minister of works, became minister over the masses; Prince Yan of Pingyang became minister of works; Prince Shi of Gaoyang became left vice-director of the Masters of Writing; Prince Xiaowan of Hejian became governor of Sizhou; and Yanzi Xian, palace attendant, became right vice-director.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng · 1 passage

丁酉，以大司馬段韶為太傅，以司空婁叡為司徒，乙太傅、平陽王淹為太宰，以尚書令斛律光為司空，以太子太傅、趙郡王叡為尚書令，中書監、河間王孝琬為尚書左僕射。 On the dingyou day, Grand Marshal Duan Shao was made Grand Tutor; Minister of Works Lou Rui was made Minister over the Masses; Grand Tutor and Prince Yan of Pingyang was appointed Grand Preceptor; Chief Minister of the Secretariat Hulu Guang was made Minister of Works; Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince and Prince Rui of Zhao Commandery was made Chief Minister of the Secretariat; and Director of the Secretariat and Prince Xiaowan of Hejian was made Left Vice Director of the Secretariat.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage

初生河間王孝琬，時文襄為世子，三日而孝靜帝幸世子第，贈錦彩及布帛萬匹。 When she first bore Prince Xiaowan of Hejian, Gao Cheng was then heir; on the third day Emperor Xiaojing visited the heir's residence and bestowed brocades, silks, and cloth in ten thousand bolts.