Xiao Wuna (蕭兀納) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xiao Wuna was a prince of Lanling.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Tabuye	撻不也	Tabuye
Courtesy name	Te Mian	特免

Life and dates

Death

Died of illness at age seventy.
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 45

Attested activity

AD 1079 五年正月
Directly stated · History of Liao 110, passage 54
AD 1055 AD 1055-1116
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passages 5, 45
AD 916 to AD 1125 遼
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 67, passage 348

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Child of Xiao Wuna
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 35
Ancestor of Yidiqian (移敵蹇)
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 35
Sibling of Tuduo (圖獨)
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 5

Key source chapters

Career and standing

military commissioner of Liaoxing Army 遼興軍節度使
AD 1101 乾統元年二月乙巳 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 27, passage 6
Northern Court chancellor 北府宰相
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 27, passage 6
上京留守 / regent of the Upper Capital
AD 1115 Tianqing 5
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 39
副元帥 / vice commander-in-chief
AD 1116 Tianqing 6
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 42
北府宰相 / chancellor of the Northern Court
AD 1095 Shoulong 1
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 24
北院宣徽使 / Northern Court Commissioner of the Imperial Household
AD 1075
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 7

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南院樞密使 / Southern Chancellery Privy Commissioner
AD 1085
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 23
同知南院樞密使事 / vice administrator of the Southern Chancellery Privy Council
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 16
契丹都宮使 / Director of the Khitan Palace Establishment
AD 1116 Tianqing 6
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 42
寧邊州刺史 / prefect of Ningbian Prefecture
AD 1101 after Wang Hua accusation
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 29
東北路統軍使 / commander-in-chief of the Northeast Route
AD 1111 Tianqing 1
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 32
殿前都點檢 / Chief Inspector of the Palace Guards
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 18
知黃龍府事 / administrator of Huanglong Prefecture
AD 1111 Tianqing 1
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 32
祗候郎君 / attendant gentleman
AD 1055
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 5
臨海軍節度使 / military commissioner of Linhai Army
AD 1101 after Ningbian demotion
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 29
蘭陵郡王 / Prince of Lanling Commandery
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 17
護衛太保 / Guardian Grand Preceptor
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 6
近侍敞史 / inner attendant recorder
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 6
遼興軍節度使、守太傅 / military commissioner of Liaoxing Army with Grand Mentor title
AD 1101 Tianzuo accession
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 26
Prince of Lanling 蘭陵郡王
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 67, passage 348

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 67, passage 348
At Lanling 蘭陵 · Relation Enfeoffed at
Directly stated · History of Liao 67, passage 348
Organization Imperial Uncle clan 國舅族 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · History of Liao 67, passages 344, 348

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Daozong of Liao (遼道宗)
Directly stated · History of Liao 110, passage 54

Events and relationships

Defended the Upper Capital against Yelu Zhangnu and forced him to withdraw.
AD 1116 Tianqing 6 · Military event
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passages 40-41
Drove Yixin, Chun, and their faction from court.
Political action
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 16
Firmly declined the edict ordering him to marry the Princess of Yue.
AD 1085 · Refused marriage
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 22
Left officials to defend Ningjiang, crossed the Huntong River westward with three hundred horsemen, and the city fell.
Military event
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 36
Persuaded the emperor to take the imperial grandson on the hunt, preventing Yixin from isolating him.
Political action
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passages 11, 14
Proposed promoting clerks by length of service; the court accepted.
Policy proposal
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 23

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Remonstrated that passing over the legitimate heir would hand the state to outsiders.
Political action
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 9
Repeatedly warned that the Jurchen threat was serious and should be met before rebellion.
Admonition
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passages 30, 33
Resisted Jin forces with Xiao Dili at Changli Marsh and was dismissed after defeat.
Military event
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 37
Retreated into Ningjiang city when Jin forces attacked and Yidiqian died in battle.
AD 1114 Jin invasion · Military event
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 35
Served as rear guard during Tianzuo's personal campaign and was defeated again.
AD 1115 Tianqing 5 · Military event
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 38
Relation Guardian · Person Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (遼天祚帝)
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passages 12, 21

Assessments and attributes

Assessment Historians compared his protection of the imperial grandson to Wuzhi's elevation of Muzong. · Historians assessment · Mode textual
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 112
Assessment Tall, imposing, plainspoken, dignified, and skilled at mounted archery. · Character assessment · Mode textual
Directly stated · History of Liao 98, passage 4