Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Xiao Zhuang 蕭莊

Xiāo Zhuāng

First attested AD 557; died AD 577

Passages: 11
Chapters: 6
Histories: 2

Overview

Xiao Zhuang was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

AD 577 後主亡之日
Cause pent-up grief 飲氣 · At Ye 鄴
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 35

Attested activity

AD 560 乾明元年二月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 5, passage 41
AD 558 天保九年
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 32
AD 561 天嘉二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passages 40, 42, 55
AD 577 後主亡之日
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 35
AD 558 是月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 114
AD 557 to AD 560 永定前後
Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 49

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AD 558 to AD 560 蕭莊偽署左衛將軍、吳州刺史
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 20, passage 149

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Prince of Yongjia of Liang 梁永嘉王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 114
puppet/false appointment authority 偽署
Puppet ruler
Directly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 149
AD 558 天保九年三月
At Yingzhou 郢州
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 32

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Member of imperial house
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 114
At Yingzhou 郢州 · Relation Installed at
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 114

Events and relationships

Appointed
AD 558 to AD 560 蕭莊偽署 · Political · Appointer · With Cao Qing (曹慶)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 149
Declared emperor
Political · Usurper
Directly stated · Book of Chen 18, passage 41
Fled to hezhou
AD 560 乾明元年二月 · Military · Fugitive · At Hezhou 和州
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 5, passage 41
Set up at
AD 558 是月 · Political · Installed ruler · At Yingzhou 郢州 · With Wang Lin (王琳)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 114

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Fei · 1 passage

是月，王琳爲陳所敗，蕭莊自拔至和州。 That month Wang Lin was defeated by Chen forces, and Xiao Zhuang fled on his own to Hezhou.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies 25: Xiao Yuanming; Xiao Zhi (Liang); Xiao Tui; Xiao Fang (Liang); Xu Zhicai · 3 passages

梁將王琳在江上與霸先相抗，顯祖遣兵納梁永嘉王蕭莊主梁祀。 Liang general Wang Lin on the river resisted Baxian; Gao Yang sent troops to install Liang Prince of Yongjia Xiao Zhuang to uphold the Liang succession.

明年，莊為陳人所敗，遂入朝，封為侯。 The next year Zhuang was defeated by Chen men and then entered court; he was enfeoffed marquis.

後主亡之日，莊在鄴飲氣而死。 On the day the Last Lord perished, Zhuang died in Ye from pent-up grief.

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 1 passage

是月，王琳立梁永嘉王蕭莊于郢州。 That month Wang Lin set up Xiao Zhuang, Prince of Yongjia of Liang, at Yingzhou.

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 4 passages

高祖受禪，王琳據有上流，泌自齊從梁永嘉王蕭莊達琳所。 When the Founder took the throne, Wang Lin held the upper Yangzi. Bi came from Qi with Liang's Prince of Yongjia, Xiao Zhuang, to join Lin.

及莊僭立，[4]以泌為侍中、丞相長史。 When Zhuang declared himself emperor, [4] Bi was made palace attendant and chief clerk to the chancellor.

[5]天嘉二年，泌與琳輔莊至于柵口，琳軍敗，[6]眾皆奔散，唯泌獨乘輕舟送莊達于北境，屬莊於御史中丞劉仲威，令共入齊，然後拜辭而歸，詣闕請罪，文帝深義之。 [5] In Tianjia year 2 (561), Bi and Lin escorted Zhuang to Zhakou. Lin's army was broken; [6] the troops fled in all directions. Bi alone took a light boat, saw Zhuang to the northern frontier, and placed him in the care of censor-in-chief Liu Zhongwei to enter Qi together. Then he bowed farewell, returned, and presented himself to confess fault. Emperor Wen held his conduct in high esteem.

蕭莊偽署御史中丞，隨莊入齊，終於鄴中。 Zhuang's puppet regime made him acting censor-in-chief. He followed Zhuang into Qi and died at Ye.

Book of Chen, Chapter 20Volume 20: Dao Zhongju; Han Zigao; Hua Jiao · 1 passage

曹慶本王琳將，蕭莊偽署左衛將軍、吳州刺史，部領亞於潘純陀。 Cao Qing had been one of Wang Lin's generals; the puppet ruler Xiao Zhuang made him left guard general and inspector of Wu commandery, ranking below Pan Chuntuo.

Book of Chen, Chapter 25Volume 25: Pei Ji; Sun Yang · 1 passage

高祖受禪，王琳立梁永嘉王蕭莊於郢州，徵瑒為太府卿，〔三〕加通直散騎常侍。 When the Founder took the throne, Wang Lin enthroned Liang's Prince of Yongjia Xiao Zhuang at Yingzhou. Yang was summoned as grand steward [3] and promoted to direct-communication scattered-cavalry regular attendant.