Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Anlu

Xiao Zijing 蕭子敬

Attested AD 494 - AD 497

Passages: 4
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Xiao Zijing was a prince of Anlu.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Xiao Jing		Xiao Jing

Life and dates

Death

Execution · Authority Wang Guangzhi (王廣之)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 29
Beheaded · Killed by Chen Bozhi (陳伯之)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 99

Attested activity

AD 494 延興元年九月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 29
AD 494 to AD 497 明帝時
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 98
AD 494 隆昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 34

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Inspector of South Yanzhou 南兖州刺史
AD 494 隆昌元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 34
Inspector of South Yanzhou 南兖州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 29
inspector of Southern Yanzhou 南兗州
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 98
Prince of Anlu 安陸王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 98; Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 29
Suffered
Execution · Authority Wang Guangzhi (王廣之)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 29

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 29

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 20Volume 20: Liu Lijian; Chen Bozhi · 2 passages

齊安陸王子敬爲南兗州，頗持兵自衛。 Qi Prince of Anlu Zijing held Southern Yanzhou and kept many troops for self-defense.

明帝遣廣之討子敬，廣之至歐陽，遣伯之先驅，因城開，獨入斬子敬。 The Ming Emperor sent Guangzhi to punish Zijing; at Ouyang Guangzhi sent Bozhi ahead, and when the gates opened Bozhi went in alone and beheaded Zijing.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 1 passage

加太傅竟陵王子良殊禮，驍騎將軍晉熙王銶爲郢州刺史，丹陽尹安陸王子敬爲南兖州刺史，征北大將軍晉安王子懋爲江州刺史，臨海王昭秀爲荊州刺史，永嘉王昭粲爲南徐州刺史，征南大將軍陳顯達進號車騎大將軍，郢州刺史建安王子真爲護軍將軍。 Grand Tutor Xiao Ziliang of Jingling received extraordinary rites; Xiao Qiao, prince of Jinxi and valiant-cavalry general, took Yingzhou; Xiao Jing, prince of Anlu and administrator of Danyang, took South Yanzhou; Xiao Mao, prince of Jin'an and conquering-north general, took Jiangzhou; Zhaoxiu of Linhai took Jingzhou; Zhaocan of Yongjia took South Xuzhou; Chen Xianda, general who conquers the south, was promoted to general of chariots and cavalry; Xiao Zhen, prince of Jian'an and inspector of Ying, became protected-army general.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Prince of Hailing · 1 passage

遣平西將軍王廣之誅南兖州刺史安陸王子敬。 Wang Guangzhi, pacifying-west general, was sent to kill Xiao Zijing, prince of Anlu and inspector of South Yanzhou.