Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Administrator

Dong Shaoxian 董紹先

First attested AD 547; died AD 550

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Dong Shaoxian was an official and Administrator.

Life and dates

Death

AD 550 大寶元年正月癸酉
Authority Zu Hao (祖皓)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 73
Killed · Killed by Zu Hao (祖皓) · At Guangling 廣陵
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 43

Attested activity

AD 548 二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 29, passages 35-36
AD 550 大寶元年正月癸酉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 4, passage 73
AD 547 to AD 549 太清中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 29, passage 64

Key source chapters

Book of Liang, Chapter 29 Volume 29: Three Princes of Gaozu 5 passages
Book of Liang, Chapter 4 Volume 4: Emperor Jianwen 1 passage

Career and standing

Administrator of Linjiang 臨江太守
Formerly held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 36

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 36

Events and relationships

Summoned
Diplomatic · Envoy · With Huili (會理)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 36

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 36

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 4Volume 4: Emperor Jianwen · 1 passage

癸酉，前江都令祖皓起義，襲廣陵，斬賊南兗州刺史董紹先。 On guiyou former Jiangdu magistrate Zu Hao rose, attacked Guangling, and beheaded the rebel South Yanzhou inspector Dong Shaoxian.

Book of Liang, Chapter 29Volume 29: Three Princes of Gaozu · 5 passages

方得進路，臺城陷，侯景遣前臨江太守董紹先以高祖手敕召會理，其僚佐咸勸距之。 He had barely secured his line of advance when the imperial city fell. Hou Jing sent the former administrator of Linjiang, Dong Shaoxian, to summon Huili with a personal edict in Emperor Wu's hand. His officers all urged him to refuse.

遂席捲而行，以城輸紹先。 He then marched off with all his forces and handed the city over to Shaoxian.

時范陽祖皓斬紹先，據廣陵城起義，期以會理爲內應。 At that time Zu Hao of Fanyang killed Shaoxian, seized Guangling, and rose in revolt, planning for Huili to act as his contact inside the capital.

行二日，會侯景遣董紹先據廣陵，遂追會理，因爲所獲。 Two days into the journey, Hou Jing sent Dong Shaoxian to seize Guangling. Shaoxian then pursued Huili, and Yili was captured.

紹先防之甚嚴，不得與兄弟相見，乃偽請先還京，得入辭母，謂其姊安固公主曰：「事旣如此，豈可闔家受斃。 Shaoxian guarded him closely and would not let him see his brothers. Yili pretended to ask to return to the capital first. Allowed to bid farewell to his mother, he told his elder sister, Princess Angu, "Matters being what they are, the whole family cannot simply be killed together.