Xiao Daxin 蕭大心

Other names

Family

• Child of Emperor Jianwen of Liang (梁簡文帝)
  second son 第二子
  father 父
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 5, 45
• Child of Lady Chen Shurong (陳淑容)
  mother 母
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 5
• Child of Xiao Gang (蕭綱)
  son 子 · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 4, passage 44
• Child of Heir Apparent Taizong (太宗)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 3
• Child of Lady Chen the Shurong (陳淑容)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passages 3, 28

• Kinship Role sons · Count 20
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 116

Career and standing

• General Who Pacifies the South 平南將軍
  AD 549 太清三年 · Advanced
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 54
• Palace attendant 侍中
  AD 541 大同七年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 11
• Commander-in-chief and Inspector of Yingzhou 都督、郢州刺史
  AD 535 大同元年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 48
• General of Light Chariots 輕車將軍
  AD 535 大同元年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 8
• Inspector of E 郢州刺史
  AD 535 大同元年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 8
• General of the Cloudy Pennant and Inspector of Jiangzhou 雲麾將軍、江州刺史
  AD 547 太清元年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 51

Places and affiliations

• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Belonged to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 1
• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 5
• AD 535 大同元年
  At Yingzhou 郢州 · Relation Posted to
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 48
• AD 547 太清元年
  At Jiangzhou 江州 · Relation Posted to
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 51

Learning and skills

• Skill literary composition 屬文 · Level skilled
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 46

Works and attributed material

• Speech · Addressee · Speaker Emperor Jianwen of Liang (梁簡文帝) · Direct quotation · Extent s0049
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 49
• Speech · Addressee · Speaker Heir Apparent Taizong (太宗) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 9
• Speech · Addressee · Speaker Lady Chen the Shurong (陳淑容) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passages 28-29

Events and relationships

• Made peace
  AD 550 大寶元年 · Military · Commander · With Ren Yue (任約)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 31
• Marched to relieve capital
  AD 548 太清二年 · Military · Commander · With Hou Jing (侯景)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passages 13-14
• Raised troops to relieve palace
  AD 548 太清二年 · Military · Commander · With Hou Jing (侯景)
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 53
• Surrendered province
  Military · Surrendering commander · With Ren Yue (任約) · At Jiangzhou 江州
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 88
• Relation Entrusted military to · Person Zhuang Tie (莊鐵)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 17

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment clever and skilled at literary composition from youth · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 6
• Assessment did not personally manage provincial affairs but spoke reasonably, astonishing all · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 50
• Assessment greedy for bribes and unable to win the people's loyalty · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 52
• clever and lucid as a boy
  Youthful ability
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 46

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 5