Xiao Yuanliang 元良

Other names

Family

• Child of Xiao Yi (蕭繹)
  father 父
  fourth son 第四子
  son 子
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Liang 8, passages 237, 250; Book of Chen 17, passage 3
• Child of Emperor Shizu (世祖)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 124
• Child of Emperor Yuan (元帝)
  son 子
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 244

Career and standing

• Attendant-in-Ordinary and General of the Central Guard 侍中中衛將軍
  AD 547 to AD 548 太清初 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 8, passage 253
• Envoy Holding Credentials; commander of seven provinces; General Who Pacifies the South; inspector of Xiangzhou 使持節督湘郢桂寧成合羅七州諸軍事鎮南將軍湘州刺史
  AD 547 to AD 548 太清初 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 252
• General of the Central Guard 中衛將軍
  AD 547 太清初 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 247
• Palace Attendant 侍中
  AD 547 太清初 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 247
• Crown Prince 皇太子
  AD 552 承聖元年十一月丙子 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 255
• princely heir 王太子
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 254

Places and affiliations

• Liang 梁
  Relation Subject of
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 8, passages 237-238
• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Belonged to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 1
• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Member of
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 244
• At Jiangling 江陵 · Relation Died at
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 256

Learning and skills

• studied diligently in youth
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 245

Events and relationships

• Faced planned deposition
  Political · Intended deposee
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 255-256
• Posthumously titled
  AD 555 to AD 557 敬帝承制 · Ritual · Recipient · With Emperor Jing of Liang (梁敬帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 238
• Wore improper court attire
  Court · Heir
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 250-251

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment clever and keen, yet fierce, violent, and suspicious; much in Shizu's manner · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 237
• Assessment clever, fierce, violent, and cruelly suspicious—in Emperor Yuan's manner · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 257
• Assessment intimate with subordinates; liked plain dress · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 250
• Assessment sacred virtue has not yet reached perfection day by day; fortunately no great faults · Mode named-speech Speaker Zhou Hongzheng (周弘正)
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 253
• Assessment studied diligently; handsome bearing · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 245
• liked plain dress; once wore blue silk trousers under court robes hiked high
  Dress habit
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passages 250-251

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 244
• From Fangju 方矩 · To Yuanliang 元良
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 254; History of the Southern Dynasties 54, passage 248