Overview
Xiao Zong was a prince.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed name | Bo | 悖氏 | Bo |
| Courtesy name | Dewen | 德文 | Dewen |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 528 大通二年Killed · At en route from Luoyang 洛陽北遁 · Age Value: 49 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 34
Age
- 49AD 528 大通二年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 34
Attested activity
- AD 528 大通二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 34
- AD 504 天監三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 4
- AD 506 天監五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 5
- AD 514 天監十三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 7
- AD 516 天監十五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 8
- AD 517 天監十六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 9
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- AD 511 天監十年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 6
- AD 525 孝昌二年前Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 80, 84
- AD 521 普通二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 10
- AD 525 普通六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 28
- AD 523 普通四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 25
- AD 502 to AD 532 豫章王綜Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passages 5, 9
- AD 515 to AD 528 鎮徐州Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 109
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Lady Wu Shuyuan (吳淑媛)bore 生 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 5
- Sibling of Xiao Ji (蕭績)brothers 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passages 5, 10
- Sibling of Xiao Ji (蕭紀)brothers 兄弟 · Paternal half siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 55, passages 3, 56
- Child of Dong Hun of Qi (齊東昏)father and son 父子 · Claimed parentageUncertain · Book of Liang 55, passages 22-24
- Child of Emperor Wu (高祖)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 5
- Child of Gaozu (高祖)father 父Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 3
- Parent of Xiao Zhi (直)father 父Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 33
- Child of Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝)his Prince of Yuzhang 其豫章王Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 24, passage 109
- Child of Wu Shuyuan (吳淑媛)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 11
- Kin of Xiao Baoyin (蕭寶寅)uncle 叔父Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 26
Key source chapters
- Book of Liang, Chapter 55 Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong 14 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Biographies 25: Xiao Yuanming; Xiao Zhi (Liang); Xiao Tui; Xiao Fang (Liang); Xu Zhicai 4 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 29 Volume 29: Three Princes of Gaozu 2 passages
- Book of Wei, Chapter 24 Volume 20: Emperor Wencheng's Five Princes 2 passages
Origins and identity
- Lineage Xiao imperial house of Liang 梁蕭氏 · Relation Member ofStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 5
Career and standing
- 使持節、都督南徐州諸軍事、仁威將軍、南徐州刺史AD 506 天監五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 5
- 安右將軍、領石頭戍軍事AD 514 天監十三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 7
- 西中郎將，兼護軍將軍AD 516 天監十五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 8
- 北中郎將、南徐州刺史AD 517 天監十六年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 9
- 都督郢、司、霍三州諸軍事、雲麾將軍、郢州刺史AD 511 天監十年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 6
- 侍中、鎮右將軍AD 521 普通二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 10
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- 使持節、都督南兗兗徐青冀五州諸軍事、平北將軍、南兗州刺史AD 523 普通四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 25
- Attendant-in-Ordinary 侍中Appointed · Polity Wei 魏Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 30
- Prince of Yuzhang 豫章郡王AD 504 天監三年 · At Yuzhang 豫章 · Households 2000 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 4
- Prince of Yuzhang 豫章郡王AD 504 天監三年 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 4
- stripped of rank and genealogical registration 削爵土，絕屬籍Stripped of rank and fief · AttaintedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 32
Places and affiliations
- Liang 梁Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 3
- LiangRelation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 3
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 5
- AD 525 普通六年At Pengcheng 彭城 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 28
Learning and skills
- Skill literary composition 屬文 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 13
Works and attributed material
- Grieving Fallen Leaves 悲落葉Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passages 35, 48
- Listening to the Bell 聽鐘鳴Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passages 35, 37
- Grieving Fallen Leaves 悲落葉Poem · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passages 48-54
- Listening to the Bell 聽鐘鳴Poem · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passages 35-47
Events and relationships
- Fled toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 30
- GarrisonedMilitary · Garrison commander · At Xuzhou 徐州Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 109
- SurrenderedMilitary · DefectorDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 111
- Relation Contacted · Person Xiao Baoyin (蕭寶寅)Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 26
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cruel and violent in government · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 17
- Assessment rebelled and brought extinction on himself · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 184
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 5
- From Zong 綜 · To Zuan 纘 · Also Styled Dewen 德文Directly stated · Book of Liang 55, passage 31
References in the histories
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