Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Officer in the deposition coup

Xiao Tanzhi 蕭坦之

Attested AD 494 - AD 499

Passages: 8
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Tanzhi was an Officer in the deposition coup.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 499 永元元年八月丙辰
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 35
AD 495 乙丑
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 104
AD 495 壬申
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 78
AD 499 永元元年八月十二日
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 90
AD 498 永泰元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 169, 218
AD 494 隆昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 106

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Director of the Army 領軍將軍
AD 495 乙丑 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 104
Central Director of the Army 中領軍
AD 498 永泰元年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 169, 218
Palace Attendant 侍中
AD 498 永泰元年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 169, 218
Leader of the Army 領軍將軍
AD 499 永元元年八月丙辰 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 35
Commander-in-Chief 領軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 90
Right Guards General 右衛將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 78, 104

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Suppressing-the-Army General 鎮軍將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 169

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 78, 169; Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 35; Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 90
At Xu Province 徐州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 78

Events and relationships

Coup entry
AD 494 二十二日壬辰 · Political · Agent
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passages 106, 108
Encamped at Xianggong Temple
AD 499 永元元年八月十二日 · Military · Commander · At Xianggong Temple 湘宮寺
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 90
Entrusted with inner and outer affairs
AD 498 永泰元年秋七月己酉 · Political · Entrusted minister
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 180, 184
Sent to supervise Xu campaign
AD 495 壬申 · Military · Commander · At Xu 徐州
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 78
Sent to suppress
AD 499 永元元年八月丙辰 · Military · Commander · With Xiao Yaoguang, Prince of Shi'an (始安王遙光)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 35
Relation Suppressor of · Person Xiao Yaoguang, Prince of Shi'an (始安王遙光)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 35

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 35; Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 90

References in the histories

Search passages

History

8 passages

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 2 passages

二十二日壬辰，使蕭諶、坦之等於省誅曹道剛、朱隆之等，率兵自尚書入雲龍門，戎服加朱衣於上。 On the twenty-second, day renchen, he sent Xiao Chen, Tanzhi, and others to kill Cao Daogang and Zhu Longzhi at the Secretariat, then led troops from the Secretariat through the Cloud Dragon Gate—armor under scarlet robes.

王晏、徐孝嗣、蕭坦之、陳顯達、王廣之、沈文季系進。 Wang Yan, Xu Xiaosi, Xiao Tanzhi, Chen Xianda, Wang Guangzhi, and Shen Wenji followed in turn.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi · 4 passages

壬申，遣鎮南將軍王廣之督司州征討，右衛將軍蕭坦之督徐州征討，尚書右僕射沈文季督豫州征討。 Day renshen: Wang Guangzhi, pacifying-south general, was sent to command the Si front; Xiao Tanzhi, right guards general, the Xu front; Shen Wenji, right vice director, the Yu front.

乙丑，以右衛將軍蕭坦之爲領軍將軍。 Day yichou: Xiao Tanzhi, right guards general, became director of the army.

丙戌，以鎮軍將軍蕭坦之爲侍中、中領軍。 Day bingxu: Xiao Tanzhi, suppressing-the-army general, became palace attendant and central director of the army.

內外衆事，無大小委徐孝嗣、遙光、坦之、江祏，其大事與沈文季、江祀、劉暄參懷。 All inner and outer affairs, great and small, go to Xu Xiaosi, Yaoguang, Tanzhi, and Jiang You; great affairs are to be weighed with Shen Wenji, Jiang Si, and Liu Xuan.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Marquess of Donghun · 1 passage

遣領軍將軍蕭坦之率六軍討之。 Xiao Tanzhi, Leader of the Army, was sent at the head of the six armies to crush the rebellion.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 45Volume 45 Biographies 26: The Imperial Clan · 1 passage

領軍蕭坦之屯湘宮寺，鎮軍司馬曹虎屯清溪大橋，太子右衞率左興盛屯東府東籬門。 Commander-in-Chief Xiao Tanzhi encamped at Xianggong Temple; Major Cao Hu of the Pacification Army at Qingxi Great Bridge; and the Heir Apparent's Right Guard Commander Zuo Xingsheng at the eastern hedge gate of the Eastern Mansion.