Sima Xiaonan 司馬消難

Other names

Family

• Kin of Sima Zirui (司馬子瑞)
  cousin 從兄 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 193
• Parent of Sima Lingji (司馬令姬)
  daughter 女
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 9, passage 209
• Parent of Daughter of Sima Xiaonan (司馬消難女)
  daughter 女
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 163
• Child of Sima Ziru (司馬子如)
  father 父
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 145; Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 180
• Parent of Sima Yong (司馬泳)
  his son 其子
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 174
• Spouse of Lady Gao (高氏)
  his wife 其妻 · Ended
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passages 188, 190
• Spouse of Daughter of Gao Huan (高祖女)
  married 尚 · Marriage
  husband 夫
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passages 181, 184

• Kinship Role sons · Count 3 · left in the capital with Lady Gao
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 193

Career and standing

• commandant of the horse guard and director of imperial feasts 駙馬都尉、光祿卿
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 150
• commander of nine provinces and eight garrisons; general of chariots and cavalry; minister of works 都督九州八鎮、車騎將軍、司空
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passages 177, 179
• gentleman-attendant compiler 著作郎
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 147
• governor of North Yu Province 北豫州刺史
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 150
• governor of Northern Yu Province 北豫州刺史
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 182
• grand general 大將軍
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 161

Places and affiliations

• AD 580 八月
  Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Defected to
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 176
• Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 181
• Polity Northern Qi 齊 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passages 145, 150
• Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passages 160-161
• At Wen in Henei 河內溫
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 144
• At Guanxi 關西 · Relation Fled to
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 184

Learning and skills

• broadly read in histories and records 博涉史傳
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 183
• light acquaintance with classics and histories 微涉經史
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 146

Events and relationships

• Drew in neighboring enemies and fled to Guanxi
  Political · Fugitive
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 184
• Fled to Chen
  AD 580 八月 · Political · Defector
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 176
• Fled to Chen
  Flight · Fugitive · At Chen 陳
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 183
• Fled to Chen
  AD 580 大象二年八月庚辰 · Military · Fugitive · At Lushan and Zengshan 魯山、甑山
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 62
• Raised troops in response to Yuchi Jiong
  AD 580 宣帝崩 · Political · Rebel leader
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 167
• Raised troops
  AD 580 大象二年七月己酉 · Military · Rebel leader
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 35

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment greedy, licentious, fickle · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passages 186-187
• Assessment had a fine presence but could not be clean and honest · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 183