Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Poyang

Qiang 鏘

Qiāng

Attested AD 479 - AD 494

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Qiang was a prince of Poyang.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Xiao Qiang		Xiao Qiang

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 479 建元元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 81
AD 494 隆昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 126

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Gao of Qi (齊高帝)
imperial son 皇子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 81

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Valiant-Cavalry General with Three Excellencies parity 驃騎將軍開府儀同三司
AD 494 隆昌元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 126

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 · 1 passage

立皇子嶷爲豫章王，映爲臨川王，晃爲長沙王，曅爲武陵王，暠爲安成王，鏘爲鄱陽王，鑠爲桂陽王，鑒爲廣陵王，皇孫長懋爲南郡王。 Princes were named: Yi of Yuzhang, Ying of Linchuan, Huang of Changsha, Ye of Wuling, Gao of Ancheng, Qiang of Poyang, Shuo of Guiyang, Jian of Guangling; the imperial grandson Zhangmao became prince of Nan commandery.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 1 passage

丁酉，以驃騎將軍廬陵王子卿為衞將軍，尚書右僕射鄱陽王鏘為驃騎將軍，竝開府儀同三司。 Day dingyou: Xiao Ziqing, prince of Luling and valiant-cavalry general, became defender general; Xiao Qiang, prince of Poyang and right vice director of the masters of writing, became valiant-cavalry general—both with secretariat parity equal to the three excellencies.