Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince Gong of Hailing

Zhaowen 昭文

Attested AD 483 - AD 494

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhaowen was a prince Gong of Hailing.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 483 to AD 493 文惠太子四男
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 4
AD 494 隆昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 32

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Lady Xu (許氏)
bore 生
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 4
Sibling of Zhaoye (昭業)
brothers 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 50, passages 3-4
Child of Crown Prince Wen Hui (文惠太子)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 50, passages 3-4

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Inspector of Yangzhou 揚州刺史
AD 494 隆昌元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 53
Prince of Xin'an 新安王
AD 493 十一月辛亥 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 32

Places and affiliations

Organization Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Affiliated with
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 1

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 3 passages

十一月辛亥，立臨汝公昭文爲新安王，曲江公昭秀爲臨海王，皇弟昭粲爲永嘉王。 Eleventh month, day xinhai: Zhaowen, duke of Linru, became prince of Xin'an; Zhaoxiu, duke of Qujiang, prince of Linhai; the emperor's brother Zhaocan, prince of Yongjia.

戊辰，以中軍將軍新安王昭文爲揚州刺史。 Day wuchen: Zhaowen, prince of Xin'an and central-army general, took Yangzhou.

中軍將軍新安王，體自文皇，睿哲天秀，宜入嗣鴻業，永寧四海。 The central-army general, prince of Xin'an, is of Emperor Wen's blood, wise and bright by Heaven's endowment; let him succeed to the great charge and long pacify the realm.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 50Volume 50 Biographies 31: Emperor Wen's Two Princes, Emperor Ming's Seven Princes · 1 passage

宮人許氏生海陵恭王昭文； the palace woman Lady Xu bore Zhaowen, Prince Gong of Hailing;