Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Suizhou

Xiao Zilong 蕭子隆

Xiāo Zǐlóng

First attested AD 483; died AD 494

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Zilong was a prince of Suizhou.

Life and dates

Death

AD 494 延興元年九月癸未
Execution
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28

Attested activity

AD 494 延興元年九月癸未
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28
AD 483 to AD 493 永明
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 47, passages 186-187

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Prince of Suizhou 隨郡王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28
Suffered
AD 494 延興元年九月癸未 · Execution
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 28

References in the histories

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

癸未，誅新除司徒鄱陽王鏘、中軍大將軍隨郡王子隆。 Day guiwei: Xiao Chao, newly made minister of education and prince of Poyang, and Xiao Zilong, prince of Suizhou and central-army general-in-chief, were put to death.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 28: Wang Rong, Xie Tiao · 3 passages

解褐豫章王太尉行參軍，度隨王東中郎府，轉王儉衞軍東閤祭酒，太子舍人、隨王鎮西功曹，轉文學。 Upon entering office he was Acting Aide to the Prince of Yuzhang as Grand Minister, moved to the staff of the Prince of Sui as Eastern Commander-in-Chief, became Eastern Pavilion Libationer on Wang Jian's staff as Guard General, then Attendant of the Heir Apparent and Western Headquarters Aide to the Prince of Sui, and finally Literary Scholar.

子隆在荊州，好辭賦，數集僚友，朓以文才，尤被賞愛，流連晤對，不捨日夕。 Zilong in Jing Province loved poetry and often gathered his staff; Tiao for his literary talent was especially favored, and they lingered in conversation day and night.

朓牋辭子隆曰：「朓聞潢汙之水，思朝宗而每竭； Tiao wrote Zilong a farewell note: "I have heard that muddy pool water, though it longs to reach the great river, is always exhausted;