Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Emperor

Emperor Wu 高祖

Gaozu

Attested AD 548

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wu was an emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 548 太清二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 29, passages 112, 114

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Xiao Lun (蕭綸)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passages 134-135, 148
Parent of Emperor Yuan (世祖)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passages 134-135, 148

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Active in
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 114

Works and attributed material

AD 548 太清二年
Speech · Speaker · With Xiao Lun (蕭綸) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 114

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 114

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 29Volume 29: Three Princes of Gaozu · 2 passages

將發，高祖誡曰：「侯景小豎，頗習行陣，未可以一戰卽殄，當以歲月圖之。」 As he was about to set out, Emperor Wu warned him: "Hou Jing is a petty rebel who knows his way around a battlefield. You cannot wipe him out in one battle—you must wear him down over time."

伏以先朝聖德，孝治天下，九親雍睦，四表無怨，誠爲國政，實亦家風。 I reflect that our late emperor's sacred virtue ruled the realm through filial piety: the nine branches of kin lived in harmony, and no quarter of the empire nursed grievance. This was truly sound government—and it was our family's way.