Overview
Ruan Xiaoxu was a Recluse.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Liang
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 526 scholarly circleDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 30, passage 52
- AD 502 to AD 549 舅阮孝緒聞之Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 47, passage 258
- AD 502 to AD 549 處士阮孝緒致書抑譬Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 47, passage 242
- AD 479 to AD 536 阮孝緒常言Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 30, passage 199
Family
- Kin of Xie Lan (謝藺)Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 258
- Sibling of Mother of Xie Lan (謝覽母)sister 姊 · Full siblings · maternal line
maternal uncle 舅 · maternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 47, passages 258, 262
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- HeldRecluseDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 242
Works and attributed material
- At home this boy is like Zengzi; in serving a lord he would match young Lan. 此兒在家則曾子之流，事君則藺生之匹。Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 258
- He is our house's Yangyuan. 吾家陽元也Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 261
- in Confucius's discussion of the four categories, he began with virtue and conduct and ended with letters and learning 仲尼論四科，始乎德行，終乎文學Directly stated · Book of Liang 30, passage 199
Events and relationships
- Sent letter to restrain Liu Ji's mourningDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 242
References in the histories
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