Overview
Du Xiao was an official Killed with Yougui.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Mingyuan | 明遠 | Míngyuǎn |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 913 一旦非分而沒died in the coup 非分而沒Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 101
- AD 913 乾化三年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 15
- Killed by mutinous soldiers · 為亂兵所殺Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 107
- gravely wounded in palace-guard tumult and died 中重創而卒Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 91
Attested activity
- AD 907 to AD 913 一旦非分而沒Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 101
- AD 913 乾化三年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 15
- AD 912 乾化二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 13
- AD 911 乾化元年十月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 139
- AD 894 to AD 898 乾寧中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 77-78
- AD 898 to AD 901 光化中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 80
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- AD 908 十月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 167
- AD 912 友珪立Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 106
- AD 907 太祖受禪Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 87
- AD 912 庶人友珪篡位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 90
- AD 909 开平三年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 81
- AD 910 明年秋Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 89
- AD 907 當唐之亡也Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 94
- AD 913 袁象先之討友珪Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 91
- AD 909 開平三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 88
- AD 909 開平三年九月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 1, 16
- AD 908 開平二年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 105
- AD 908 開平前後Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 214
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Du Shenquan (杜審權)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
- Child of Du Rangneng (杜讓能)father 父 · paternal line
father 父 - Sibling of Guangyi (光乂)older brother 兄 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 94, 97
- forebears 先人Kinship Role ancestors · Count 2Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 101
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 18 Volume 18 Book of Later Liang 18: Biographies 8: Zhang Wenyu, Xue Yiju, Zhang Ce, Du Xiao, Jing Xiang, Li Zhen 7 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 35 Volume 35 Biographies 15: Zhan Wenyu, Yang She, Zhang Ce, Zhao Guangfeng, Xue Yiju, Su Xun 8 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7 Volume 7 Book of Later Liang 7: Taizu Annals 7 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3 Volume 3 Book of Later Liang 3: Taizu Annals 3 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5 Volume 5 Book of Later Liang 5: Taizu Annals 5 1 passage
Career and standing
- patrol official and Palace Director 巡官兼殿中丞Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 81, 84
- Secretariat Drafter 中書舍人AD 907 太祖受禪 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 87
- Minister of Rites, Chief Councillor, Grand Academician of Jixian 禮部尚書、平章事、集賢殿大學士AD 912 庶人友珪篡位 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 90
- Secretariat Vice Minister, Chief Councillor, overseeing Revenue 中書侍郎、平章事，仍判戶部AD 910 明年秋 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 89
- Vice Director of the Secretariat and Concurrent Palace Attendant 中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事AD 908 開平二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 105
- Hanlin Academician 翰林學士AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 85
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- Left Remonstrator 左拾遺AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 85
- Minister of Rites 禮部尚書AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 106
- vice director of Revenue / co-equal grand councilor 户部侍郎同中书门下平章事AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 81
- vice director of the Revenue Ministry and grand councilor 尚書戶部侍郎、平章事AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 16
- Vice Minister of Works with imperial commission 工部侍郎奉旨AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 104
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士AD 908 十月 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 167
- Chancellor 丞相HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 13
- chief minister / chancellor 丞相HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 139
- Director of the Board of Food 膳部郎中HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 103
- drafter of the Two Edicts 兩製HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 98
- drafting Hanlin academician, vice minister of works, edict drafter 翰林學士奉旨、工部侍郎、知制誥HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 16
- edict drafter 知制誥HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 86
- Hanlin academician and vice director of Works 翰林学士承旨工部侍郎HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 81
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 214
- Hanlin Academician 翰林學士HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 103
- Minister of Rites 典秩尚書HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 101
- patrol official and Proofreader 巡官兼校書郎Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 80
- capital aide at Hongwen Hall 畿尉，直宏文館Offered and declined · Negated trueDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 80
- Right Vice Director 右僕射Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 107
- Director 郎中PromotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 86
- Hanlin Academician 學士RecalledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 86
- Vice Minister of Works and Hanlin Expositor 工部侍郎，充承旨AD 909 開平三年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 88
- Provisions Registrar 膳部員外郎TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 85
- Right Vice Director 右僕射Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 92
- EnteredSeclusionDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 79
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
- Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 98, 101
- Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 104
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
- At Duling in Jingzhao 京兆杜陵Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 74
- AD 908 十月At Eastern Capital 東京 · Relation Stationed atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 167
Learning and skills
- Skill court prose / edict composition 詞藻、王言之體 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 93, 98
Works and attributed material
- virtue-and-government stele for Feng Xingxi 德政碑Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 214
- Speech · Addressee · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 82-83
Events and relationships
- Mourned father to near deathMourning · SubjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 78
- Proxy ancestral offeringAD 912 乾化二年正月 · Ritual · OfficiantDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 13
- Proxy Start of Winter ancestral rites at Western CapitalRitual · OfficiantDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 139
- Retained at eastern capitalAD 908 十月 · Administrative · Retained officialDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 167
- Tended brother through illness with reverenceDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 97
- Wounded in palace guard rampageMilitary · VictimDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 91
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment appearance like carved jade; gift for edicts · Mode named-source-report Source Work Northern Dreams Miscellany 北夢瑣言Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 100
- Assessment everyone mourned the injustice of his death · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 101
- Assessment learned and eloquent; contemporaries praised his prose · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 93
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- three generations of the family served as chancellor三世為相 · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 102
References in the histories
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