Baoxing (保興) | 24 Histories

Overview

Baoxing was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 971 二月
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 481, passages 163, 169

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Former Ruler (先主)
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Song 481, passages 169, 184
Sibling of Liu Chang (劉鋹)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passages 169, 188

Career and standing

Colonel of the Right Gate Guard 右監門率府率
AD 971 為右監門率府率 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 188
Captured
AD 971 二月 · Captivity
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 174

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 188
Polity Southern Han 南漢 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 169

Events and relationships

Blocked by Guo Chongyue
AD 971 二月 · Diplomatic · Welcome leader · With Guo Chongyue (郭崇嶽)
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 169
Defeated in battle
AD 971 二月 · Military · Commander · With Mei (美)
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 171
Hid then captured
AD 971 二月 · Personal · Fugitive
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 174

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 169

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 481Volume 481 Biographies 240: Hereditary Houses 4: Southern Han and Liu Clans Liu Chang (Gong Chengshu, Li Tuo, Xue Chongyu, Pan Chongche) · 4 passages

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鋹又遣其弟保興率百官奉迎，為郭崇嶽所遏。 Chang again sent his younger brother Baoxing leading the officials to welcome them, but Guo Chongyue blocked them.

美等乃進攻，保興迎戰，大為所敗，美乘風縱火，煙埃坌起，崇嶽死於亂兵。 Mei and the others then pressed the attack; Baoxing met them in battle and was utterly defeated. Mei took the wind to set fires; smoke and dust billowed up; Chongyue died in the melee.

保興逃於民家，亦獲之，悉部送闕下。 Baoxing hid in a commoner's home but was also captured; all were escorted to court.

以其弟保興為右監門率府率，左僕射蕭漼為太子中允，中書舍人卓惟休為太僕寺丞，餘並署諸州上佐、縣令、主簿。 His younger brother Baoxing was made Colonel of the Right Gate Guard; Left Vice Director Xiao Hun was made Principal in the Crown Prince's household; Drafting Attendant Zhuo Weiqiu was made Assistant Director of the Imperial Stud — the rest were assigned as senior aides in prefectures, magistrates, and clerks.