Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Poyang

Xiao Chao 蕭鏘

Xiāo Qiāng

Died AD 494

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Chao was a prince of Poyang.

Life and dates

Death

AD 494 延興元年九月癸未
Execution
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28

Attested activity

AD 494 延興元年八月甲辰
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 13
AD 494 延興元年九月癸未
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28

Career and standing

Minister of Education 司徒
Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 延興元年八月甲辰 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 8 · Sexagenary Day: 甲辰 · Western Year: AD 494
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 13
Prince of Poyang 鄱陽王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 13
Suffered
AD 494 延興元年九月癸未 · Execution
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 13

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Prince of Hailing · 2 passages

八月甲辰，以新除衛尉蕭諶爲中領軍，司空王敬則進位太尉，新除車騎大將軍陳顯達爲司空，尚書左僕射王晏爲尚書令，左衛將軍王廣之爲豫州刺史，驃騎大將軍鄱陽王鏘爲司徒。 Eighth month, day jiachen: Xiao Chen, newly made commandant of the guard, became central army-inspector-in-chief; Wang Jingze, minister of works, was raised to grand commandant; Chen Xianda, newly made general of chariots and cavalry, became minister of works; Wang Yan, left vice director of the masters of writing, became director; Wang Guangzhi, left guards general, took Yuzhou; Xiao Chao, prince of Poyang and general of agile cavalry, became minister of education.

癸未，誅新除司徒鄱陽王鏘、中軍大將軍隨郡王子隆。 Day guiwei: Xiao Chao, newly made minister of education and prince of Poyang, and Xiao Zilong, prince of Suizhou and central-army general-in-chief, were put to death.