Overview
Xiao Husi was a Censor-in-chief; Northern Court Privy Commissioner.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Censor-in-chief Xiao Husi | 御史大夫蕭護思 | |
| Courtesy name | Yanning | 延寧 |
Life and dates
Death
- Age 57Directly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 19
Attested activity
- AD 951 應歷初Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 78, passage 13
- AD 962 應曆12年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 165
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Northern Court clerk (hereditary family) 北院吏Directly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 12
- Northern Court Privy Commissioner 北院樞密使Appointed · Date Source Date: Text: 應曆12年二月己丑朔 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Regnal Year: 12 · Western Year: AD 962Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 165
- Left Commissioner of the Guest Service 左客省使AD 951 應歷初 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 13
- Censor-in-Chief 御史大夫AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 14
- Northern Privy Commissioner 北院樞密使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 15
- Censor-in-chief 御史大夫HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 165
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- oversaw Group Herds Directorate registers 總典群牧部籍HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 12
- Vice Censor-in-Chief 御史中丞HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 12
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 12
Works and attributed material
- 臣子孫賢否未知，得一客省使足矣。Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 16
Events and relationships
- Thoroughly investigated imprisoned princesJudicial · InvestigatorDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 15
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment clung to salary and sought favor; contemptible · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 70
- Assessment held key post but only self-protected; never remonstrated; critics despised him · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 18
- Item paired robes, saddle, and horse 對衣、鞍馬 · Relation Bestowed · Date Source Date: Text: 應曆12年 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Regnal Year: 12 · Western Year: AD 962Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 165
Source notes
- Declined hereditary chancellor selection, saying one Guest Service commissioner for descendants suffices because their worth is unknownDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 16
References in the histories
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