Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Rebel or military leader

Xiao Bo 蕭勃

Attested AD 545 - AD 557

Passages: 11
Chapters: 8
Histories: 3

Overview

Xiao Bo was a rebel or military leader.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 545 大同十一年
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 3; zizhitongjian:159:s0003a; zizhitongjian:159:s0049a
AD 556 太平元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 11, passage 17
AD 549 太清三年七月甲寅
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 4, passage 45
AD 554 承聖三年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 211
AD 555 to AD 557 文育南討
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passage 75
AD 550 to AD 557 梁末據廣州
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 44

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AD 556 紹泰二年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 21
AD 557 蕭勃平後
Directly stated · Book of Chen 17, passage 98

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Jiang Zong (江總)
ninth maternal uncle 第九舅 · maternal line · Through Mother of Jiang Zong (江總母)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 44
Sibling of Mother of Jiang Zong (江總母)
maternal uncle 舅 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 27, passage 44
Child of Xiao Bing (蕭昺)
son 子
Directly stated · zizhitongjian:159:s0049k

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Dingzhou inspector 定州刺史
AD 549 太清三年七月甲寅 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 45
Inspector of Dingzhou 定州刺史
Held
Directly stated · zizhitongjian:159:s0049a
Guangzhou inspector 廣州刺史
AD 549 太清三年七月甲寅 · Installed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 45

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Associated
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passage 211

Events and relationships

Campaign target in Lingnan
AD 554 承聖三年 · Military · Opponent · With Wang Sengyin (王僧愔) · At Lingnan 嶺表
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 211
First seized Guangzhou
Military · Seizer
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 44
Sent attack
Military · Commander · With Ouyang Wei (歐陽頠)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 17

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

Book of Chen, Chapter 10Volume 10: Zhou Tiehu; Cheng Lingxi · 2 passages

尋隨周文育於南江拒蕭勃，恆為前軍。 Soon he followed Zhou Wenyü on the Southern River against Xiao Bo and always led the van.

文育又命鐵虎偏軍，於苦竹灘襲勃前軍歐陽頠。 Wenyü also sent Tiehu with a detached column to hit Bo's vanguard Ouyang Wei at Kuchu Ford.

Book of Chen, Chapter 11Volume 11: Huang Faqu; Chunyu Liang; Zhang Zhaoda · 1 passage

蕭勃遣歐陽頠攻法抃，法抃與戰，破之。 Xiao Bo sent Ouyang Wei against him. Faqu met him in battle and broke his force.

Book of Chen, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Chong; Wang Tong; Yuan Jing · 1 passage

及蕭勃平後，又以勱舊在嶺表，早有政勣，乃授使持節、都督廣州等二十州諸軍事、平南將軍、平越中郎將、廣州刺史。 After Xiao Bo was subdued, because Mo had long served in Lingnan with a record of good rule, he was given the staff, command over twenty prefectures including Guangzhou, the titles General Who Pacifies the South and General of the Pacification of Yue Central Corps, and the post of inspector of Guangzhou.

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 1 passage

文育南討，剋蕭勃，擒歐陽頠，計畫多出山才。 When Wenyu marched south he defeated Xiao Bo and captured Ouyang Wei; most of the plans were Shancai's.

Book of Chen, Chapter 27Volume 27: Jiang Zong; Yao Cha · 1 passage

總第九舅蕭勃先據廣州，總又自會稽往依焉。 Zong's ninth maternal uncle Xiao Bo had first seized Guangzhou; Zong again went from Kuaiji to rely on him.

Book of Liang, Chapter 4Volume 4: Emperor Jianwen · 1 passage

秋七月甲寅，廣州刺史元景仲謀應侯景，西江督護陳霸先起兵攻之，景仲自殺，霸先迎定州刺史蕭勃為刺史。 On jiayin in the seventh month of autumn Guangzhou inspector Yuan Jingzhong plotted to join Hou Jing; West River Protector Chen Baxian rose against him; Jingzhong killed himself and Baxian installed Dingzhou inspector Xiao Bo as inspector.

Book of Liang, Chapter 39Volume 39: Yuan Faseng; Yuan Shu; Yuan Yuanda; Wang Shenian; Yang Hua; Yang Kan; Yang Kun; Yang Yaren · 1 passage

承聖三年，西魏圍江陵，鶤赴援不及，從王僧愔征蕭勃於嶺表。 In 554, Western Wei besieged Jiangling. Kun arrived too late to help and then accompanied Wang Sengyin against Xiao Bo in Lingnan.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 3 passages

命定州刺史蕭勃會瞟於西江。 He ordered Dingzhou Inspector Xiao Bo to join Biao at Xijiang.

勃知軍士憚遠役，因詭說留瞟。 Bo knew the troops dreaded a distant campaign and used deceit to hold Biao back.

勃，昺之子也。 Bo was the son of Bing.