Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Xiao Dan 憺

Dan

First attested AD 501; died AD 522

Passages: 7
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Dan was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

AD 522 普通三年十一月
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 22

Attested activity

AD 502 天監初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 47, passage 157
AD 522 普通三年十一月
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 22
AD 502 to AD 520 梁
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 36, passage 34
AD 501 穎胄暴卒
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 76
AD 501 蕭穎胄之死
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passages 257-258

Family

Kin of Crown Prince Zhaoming (昭明太子)
collateral kin 傍親 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 22-23

Key source chapters

Career and standing

inspector 刺史
AD 502 天監初 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 157
provincial commander 州將
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 133
Prince of Shixing 始興王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passages 76, 257; Book of Liang 47, passages 133, 157

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 257
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Royal of
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 76
At Yong 雍部 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 76

Events and relationships

Memorialized Han Huaiming
AD 502 天監初 · Political · Recommender · With Han Huaiming (韓懷明)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 157
Memorialized Zhen Tian's conduct
Political · Recommender · With Zhen Tian (甄恬)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 133
Ordered letter of instruction
AD 501 蕭穎胄之死 · Diplomatic · Commander · With Wei Ai (韋愛)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 258
Took charge of Yong
AD 501 穎胄暴卒 · Political · Provincial head
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 76
Went to Xiangyang
AD 501 蕭穎胄之死 · Military · Commander · With Wei Ai (韋愛)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 257

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 8Volume 8: Crown Prince Zhaoming; Crown Prince Ai; Crown Prince Minhuai · 1 passage

三年十一月，始興王憺薨。 In the eleventh month of year three Prince Dan of Shixing died.

Book of Liang, Chapter 12Volume 12: Liu Tan; Liu Chen; Xi Chanwen; Wei Rui; Wei Ai · 3 passages

穎胄暴卒，州府騷擾，闡文以和帝幼弱，中流任重，時始興王憺留鎮雍部，用與西朝羣臣迎王總州事，故賴以寧輯。 Yingzhou died suddenly and the province shook; Chanwen said the emperor was young and the midstream heavy—Prince of Shixing Dan held Yong, and Chanwen with western ministers brought him to head the province and calm the land.

蕭穎胄之死也，和帝徵兵襄陽，愛從始興王憺赴焉。 When Xiao Yingchen died, Emperor He summoned troops at Xiangyang; Ai followed Prince of Shixing Dan.

先是，巴東太守蕭璝、巴東太守魯休烈舉兵來逼荊州，及憺至，令愛書諭之，璝卽日請降。 Earlier Eastern Ba administrators Xiao Huang and Lu Xiulie had raised troops against Jingzhou; when Dan came he had Ai write to them, and Huang surrendered the same day.

Book of Liang, Chapter 36Volume 36: Kong Xiuyuan; Jiang Ge · 1 passage

尋而始興王嶦代鎮荊州，復爲憺府長史，南郡太守、行府州事如故。 When Prince of Shixing Xiao Dan took over Jingzhou, Xiuyuan stayed on as his chief secretary and Nan commandery administrator with the same duties as before.

Book of Liang, Chapter 47Volume 47: Filial Acts · 2 passages

州將始興王憺表其行狀。 Xiao Dan, Prince of Shixing and provincial commander, reported his conduct.

天監初，刺史始興王憺表言之。 At the start of Tianjian, Xiao Dan, Prince of Shixing and inspector, reported him.