Overview
Song Zixian was a general under Hou Jing.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 548 太清二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 32, passage 145
- AD 530 chapter narrativeDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 30, passage 188
- AD 548 to AD 552 Hou Jing rebellionDated from the passage context · Book of Chen 13, passage 13
- AD 549 三年三月Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 27, passages 247, 249
- AD 548 to AD 552 侯景據吳興Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 19, passage 10
- AD 548 to AD 552 侯景渡江Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 118
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- AD 551 to AD 552 侯景西上Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 12
- AD 552 大寶三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 46, passage 112
- AD 551 大寶二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 44, passage 173
- AD 551 大寶二年四月乙亥Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 4, passage 103
- AD 549 太清三年Strongly inferred · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 230, 232
- AD 551 to AD 552 襲江夏執方諸Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 212, 216
- AD 550 to AD 552 進攻郢州Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 11, passage 62
Key source chapters
- Book of Chen, Chapter 19 Volume 19: Shen Jiong; Yu Li; Ma Shu 4 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 27 Volume 27: Lu Chui; Dao Qia; Ming Shanbin; Yin Jun 3 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 44 Volume 44: Eleven Princes of Taizong; Two Princes of Shizu 3 passages
- History of the Southern Dynasties, Chapter 54 Volume 54 Biographies 44: Sons of Emperor Jianwen of Liang, Sons of Emperor Yuan of Liang 3 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 13 Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong 2 passages
Career and standing
- CapturedAD 551 大寶二年六月辛酉 · CaptivityDirectly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 110
Places and affiliations
- Liang 梁Relation Served under rebelDirectly stated · Book of Liang 27, passage 249
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served under rebelDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 118
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 212
- AD 549 三年三月At Qiantang 錢塘 · Relation AttackedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 27, passage 249
- AD 549 三年三月At Song River 松江 · Relation Fought atDirectly stated · Book of Liang 27, passage 251
Events and relationships
- Advanced to attackDirectly stated · Book of Liang 27, passage 249
- Ambushed and capturedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 44, passages 173, 175
- AttackedMilitary · Attacker · With Dalian (大連) · At Xin'an county 信安縣 · Outcome Overtook and captured Dalian after he fled drunkDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 232
- CapturedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 118
- CapturedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 212, 216
- Fought and defeatedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 27, passage 251
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- Held YingzhouAD 548 to AD 552 侯景渡江 · Military · Garrison commander · At Yingzhou 郢州Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 118
- Surprise attackDirectly stated · Book of Liang 30, passage 188
- Was named as a proposed assassination target to prove Fan Taobang's surrenderDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 145
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Hou Jing (侯景)
Source notes
- Historicity historical
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