Overview
Xiao Taowei was an official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Wugulin | 烏古鄰 | Wūgǔlín |
Life and dates
Death
- Cause Carbuncle on back · IllnessDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 71
Attested activity
- AD 1083 大康九年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passages 65, 68
- AD 1075Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 9
- AD 1091 七年六月Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 25, passage 109
- AD 1069 咸雍五年Directly stated · History of Liao 60, passage 54
- AD 1065 to AD 1066 咸雍初Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passage 48
- AD 1075 to AD 1084 大康中Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passage 55
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Xiate (轄特)sixth-generation descendant 六世孫 · paternal line · 6 generationsDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 46
- Parent of Tumu (圖木)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 76
- Parent of Xiashi (轄式)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 76
- Kinship Role sons · Count 2Directly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 76
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 90 Volume 90 Biographies 20: Xiao Ala, Yelu Yixian, Xiao Taowei, Xiao Talage, Yelu Dilu 10 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 98 Volume 98 Biographies 28: Xiao Wuna, Yelu Yan, Liu Shen, Yelu Hulu 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 25 Volume 25 Annals 25: Daozong 5 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 60 Volume 60 Treatises 30: Finance and Economics 2 1 passage
Career and standing
- Horse Herds Grand Steward 馬群太保Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 咸雍初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1065 · End: AD 1066Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passage 48
- Khitan Mobile Palace deployment director 契丹行宮都部署Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 大康中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1075 · End: AD 1084Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passage 55
- Southwest Route pacification commissioner 西南面招討使Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 大康九年 · Reign Id: liao-dakang · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1083Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passages 65, 68
- Grand Guardian of Horse Herds 馬群太保AD 1069 咸雍五年 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 60, passage 54
- military commissioner of Tamu city 塌母城節度使ReappointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 70
- 夷離畢 / YilibiAD 1075Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 9
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- Removed from officeAD 1083 大康九年 · DismissedDated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passage 69
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 60, passage 54; History of Liao 90, passage 1
Works and attributed material
- AD 1069 咸雍五年Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Liao 60, passage 54
- Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passages 50-52
- Speech · Speaker · With Asi (阿思)Directly stated · History of Liao 90, passages 59-61
Events and relationships
- Falsely accusedDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 69
- Memorialized herd censusAD 1069 咸雍五年 · Administrative · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Liao 60, passage 54
- Reformed herd registersAdministrative · ReformerDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passages 49, 53-54
- Relation Rival of · Person Asi (阿思)Directly stated · History of Liao 90, passages 64, 75
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment contemporaries mourned his fall · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 75
- Assessment could not be outdone even by Wei Zheng · Mode quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 62
- Assessment herd-administration-existed-in-name-only · Mode self-report Speaker Xiao Taowei (蕭陶隗)Directly stated · History of Liao 60, passage 54
- Assessment loyal in warning against Asi · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 79
- when angered his beard would bristlePhysical descriptionDirectly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 72
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 60, passage 54
References in the histories
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