Duan Shao (段韶) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Duan Shao as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 15 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Duan Shao	段韶	Duàn Sháo
Personal name	Duan Shao	段韶	Duàn Sháo
Personal name	Duan Shao	段韶
Personal name	Duan Shao	段韶	Duan Shao
Personal	Duan Shao	段韶
Title	Prince of Pingyuan	平原王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0027, beiqishu:006:s0050, zizhitongjian:159:s0303b
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · beiqishu:007:s0015, beiqishu:014:s0165

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Military Officer
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 天保十年十一月乙卯 · Regnal Year: 10 · Lunar Month: 11 · Day: Sexagenary: 乙卯 · Western Year: AD 559
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Source Date: Text: 乾明元年二月戊申 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 2 · Day: Sexagenary: 戊申 · Western Year: AD 560
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Source Date: Text: 乾明元年三月甲戌 · Western Year: AD 560
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Source Date: Text: 大寧元年十一月乙卯 · Western Year: AD 561
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Source Date: Text: 庚戌 · Western Year: AD 546
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Source Date: Text: 後主 · Western Interval: Start: AD 565 · End: AD 571
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Source Date: Text: 河清三年十二月壬戌 · Western Year: AD 564
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Source Date: Text: 河清三年春正月 · Western Year: AD 564
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Source Date: Text: 河清元年秋七月 · Western Year: AD 562
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Source Date: Text: 河清四年四月丙子 · Western Year: AD 565
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Source Date: Text: 皇建末/河清間 · Western Year: c. AD 561
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Career and standing

Label: Minister over the masses / 司徒 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天保十年十一月乙卯 · Regnal Year: 10 · Lunar Month: 11 · Day: Sexagenary: 乙卯 · Western Year: AD 559
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Label: Great general / 大將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾明元年二月戊申 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 2 · Day: Sexagenary: 戊申 · Western Year: AD 560
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Label: Grand Marshal / 大司馬 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寧元年十一月乙卯 · Western Year: AD 561
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Label: Minister of works / 司空 · Action: held
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Title: Prince of Pingyuan / 平原王 · Action: held
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Places and affiliations

Polity: Eastern Wei / 東魏 · Relation: served
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Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated Yuchi Jiong and relieved Luoyang · Other Person Id: Yuchi Jiong (尉遲迥) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 河清三年十二月壬戌 · Western Year: AD 564
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Kind: military · Role: ally · Action: entered Cloud Dragon Gate with Xiaozhao
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Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: ordered by edict to move against Guiyan after being denounced by Lü Sili · Other Person Id: Guiyan (歸彥)
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Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: pursued enemy beyond the frontier · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 河清三年春正月 · Western Year: AD 564
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Kind: military · Role: officer · Action: sent-to-guard · Place: Ye / 鄴 · Other Person Id: Duke Yang of Taiyuan (太原公洋)
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Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: suppressed and captured Guiyan · Other Person Id: Prince Guiyan of Pingqin (平秦王歸彥) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 河清元年秋七月 · Western Year: AD 562
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Source notes

Statement: was ranked below Guiyan at every audience · Other Person Id: Guiyan (歸彥)
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References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Fei · 2 passages

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十一月乙卯，以右丞相、咸陽王斛律金爲左丞相，以錄尚書事、常山王演爲太傅，以司徒、長廣王湛爲太尉，以司空段韶爲司徒，以平陽王淹爲司空，高陽王湜爲尚書左僕射，河間王孝琬爲司州牧，侍中燕子獻爲右僕射。 In the eleventh month, on the yimao day, Hulu Jin, Prince of Xianyang and right chief minister, was appointed left chief minister; Prince Yan of Changshan, recorder of the Masters of Writing, became grand tutor; Prince Zhan of Changguang, minister over the masses, became grand commandant; Duan Shao, minister of works, became minister over the masses; Prince Yan of Pingyang became minister of works; Prince Shi of Gaoyang became left vice-director of the Masters of Writing; Prince Xiaowan of Hejian became governor of Sizhou; and Yanzi Xian, palace attendant, became right vice-director.

戊申，以常山王演爲大丞相、都督中外諸軍、錄尚書事，以大司馬、長廣王湛爲太傅、京畿大都督，以司徒段韶爲大將軍，以前司空、平陽王淹爲太尉，以司空、平秦王歸彥爲司徒，彭城王浟爲尚書令。 On the wushen day, Prince Yan of Changshan was appointed grand chief minister, commander of all armies, and recorder of the Masters of Writing. Prince Zhan of Changguang, grand marshal, became grand tutor and metropolitan commander of the capital region. Duan Shao, minister over the masses, became great general; Prince Yan of Pingyang, formerly minister of works, became grand commandant; Prince Guiyan of Pingqin, minister of works, became minister over the masses; and Prince You of Pengcheng became director of the Masters of Writing.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Xiaozhao · 1 passage

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帝戎服與平原王段韶、平秦王高歸彥、領軍劉洪徽入自雲龍門，於中書省前遇散騎常侍鄭子默，又執之，同斬於御府之內。 In armor, with Prince Duan Shao of Pingyuan, Prince Gao Guiyan of Pingqin, and Commander-in-Chief Liu Honghui, he entered through the Cloud Dragon Gate. Before the Secretariat he met Regular Attendant Zheng Zimo, seized him too, and had them all beheaded inside the Imperial Treasury.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng · 8 passages

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乙卯，以司徒、平秦王歸彥為太傅，以尚書右僕射、趙郡王叡為尚書令，以太尉尉粲為太保，以尚書令段韶為大司馬，以豐州刺史婁叡為司空，乙太傅、平陽王淹為太宰，以太保、彭城王浟為太師、錄尚書事，以冀州刺史、博陵王濟為太尉，以中書監、任城王潛為尚書左僕射，以幷州刺史斛律光為右僕射，封孝昭皇帝太子百年為樂陵郡王。 On the yimao day, the emperor reshuffled the highest offices: Prince Guiyan of Pingqin, Minister over the Masses, became Grand Tutor; Prince Rui of Zhao Commandery, Right Vice Director of the Secretariat, became Chief Minister of the Secretariat; Grand Commandant Wei Can became Grand Guardian; Duan Shao became Grand Marshal; Lou Rui became Minister of Works; Prince Yan of Pingyang became Grand Minister; Prince You of Pengcheng became Grand Preceptor and Recorder of the Affairs of the Secretariat; Prince Ji of Boling became Grand Commandant; Prince Qian of Rencheng became Left Vice Director of the Secretariat; Hulu Guang became Right Vice Director of the Secretariat; and Emperor Xiaozhao's crown prince Bainian was made Prince of Leling Commandery.

秋七月，太宰、冀州刺史、平秦王歸彥據州反，詔大司馬段韶、司空婁叡討擒之。 In the seventh month of autumn, Grand Preceptor, Inspector of Ji Province, and Prince Gao Guiyan of Pingqin seized the province in rebellion. An edict ordered Grand Marshal Duan Shao and Minister of Works Lou Rui to suppress and capture him.

丁酉，以大司馬段韶為太傅，以司空婁叡為司徒，乙太傅、平陽王淹為太宰，以尚書令斛律光為司空，以太子太傅、趙郡王叡為尚書令，中書監、河間王孝琬為尚書左僕射。 On the dingyou day, Grand Marshal Duan Shao was made Grand Tutor; Minister of Works Lou Rui was made Minister over the Masses; Grand Tutor and Prince Yan of Pingyang was appointed Grand Preceptor; Chief Minister of the Secretariat Hulu Guang was made Minister of Works; Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince and Prince Rui of Zhao Commandery was made Chief Minister of the Secretariat; and Director of the Secretariat and Prince Xiaowan of Hejian was made Left Vice Director of the Secretariat.

詔平原王段韶追出塞而還。 An edict ordered Prince Duan Shao of Pingyuan to pursue the enemy beyond the border and then withdraw.

甲申，乙太傅段韶為太師。 On the jiashen day, Grand Tutor Duan Shao was appointed Grand Preceptor.

壬戌，太師段韶大破尉遲迥等，解洛陽圍。 On renxu, Grand Preceptor Duan Shao routed Yuchi Jiong and the others, relieving the siege of Luoyang.

己巳，乙太師段韶為太宰，以司徒斛律光為太尉，幷州刺史蘭陵王長恭為尚書令。 On jisi, Duan Shao was made Grand Minister, Hulu Guang was made Grand Commandant, and Prince Changgong of Lanling, Inspector of Bing Province, was made Chief Minister of the Secretariat.

丙子，乃使太宰段韶兼太尉，持節奉皇帝璽綬傳位於皇太子，大赦，改元為天統元年，百官進級降罪各有差。 On bingzi, Grand Minister Duan Shao, concurrently Grand Commandant, was sent with the credentials to convey the imperial seals and ribbons and transfer the throne to the crown prince. A general amnesty was proclaimed, the era was changed to Tiantong, and officials were advanced and punishments reduced by graded degrees.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 14Volume 14 Biographies 6: Guangping Gongcheng; Yangzhou Gong Yongle; Di Zhangbi; Prince of Xiangle, Xiang Guo; Prince of Shangluo, Si Zong; Zi Yuanhai; Di Sihao; Prince of Pingqin, Guiyan; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Changle, Governor of Lingshan; Sizi Fuhu · 2 passages

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孝昭踐祚，以此彌見優重，每入常在平原王段韶上。 When Xiaozhao took the throne, Guiyan was favored all the more for this — at every audience he was seated above Prince of Pingyuan Duan Shao.

為其郎中令呂思禮所告，詔平原王段韶襲之。 His chief clerk Lü Sili denounced him. An edict ordered Prince of Pingyuan Duan Shao to move against him.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 50Volume 50 Biographies 42: Favored by Nobles · 1 passage

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段韶呼胡長粲傳言，太后曰：「梓宮在殯，事大拚速，欲王等更思量。」 Duan Shao sent Hu Changcan with a message: the empress dowager said, "The late emperor's coffin is still in mourning—this is no time for rash action. I ask you to think again."

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 1 passage

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庚戌，歡使段韶從太原公洋鎮鄴。 On gengxu, Gao Huan sent Duan Shao with Duke Yang of Taiyuan to guard Ye.