Helan Xiang (賀蘭祥)

Overview

The translated histories identify Helan Xiang as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Helan Xiang	賀蘭祥	Helan Xiang
Title	Duke of Boling	博陵公
Title	Duke of Liang	涼國公
Surname	Helan	賀蘭	Helan
Personal name	Helan Xiang	賀蘭祥	Helan Xiang

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · zhoushu:003:s0155
Sex: male
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0082

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0154, zhoushu:003:s0155, zhoushu:003:s0125
Source Date: Text: 庚戌 · Western Year: AD 559
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0082
Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0132

Career and standing

Label: Pillar of State / 柱國 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0155
Label: Grand Marshal / 大司馬 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0079
Title: Duke of Liang / 涼國公 · Action: advanced · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0132

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: campaign-against-Tuyuhun · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 庚戌 · Western Year: AD 559
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0082
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: captured-Taoyang-and-Honghe · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武成元年 · Western Year: AD 559
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0106
Kind: political · Role: envoy · Action: forced-abdication · Other Person Id: Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔皇帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0125

References in the histories

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Book of Zhou, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Xiaomin · 3 passages

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以大將軍寧都公毓、高陽公達奚武、武陽公豆盧寧、小司寇陽平公李遠、小司馬博陵公賀蘭祥、小宗伯魏安公尉遲迥等並柱國。 Grand General Yuwen Yu of Ningdu; Daxi Wu of Gaoyang; Doulu Ning of Wuyang; Li Yuan of Yangping, Junior Minister of Justice; Helan Xiang of Boling, Junior Army Marshal; Yuchi Jiong of Wei'an, Junior Director of Ritual; and others were all made Grand Dukes General of the Army.

甲午，以大司空、梁國公侯莫陳崇為太保，大司馬、晉國公護為大冢宰，柱國、博陵公賀蘭祥為大司馬，高陽公達奚武為大司寇，大將軍、化政公宇文貴為柱國。 On jiawu Houmochen Chong, Duke of Liang and Grand Minister of Works, became Grand Protector; Hu, Duke of Jin and Grand Marshal, Grand Chancellor; Helan Xiang of Boling, Grand Marshal; Daxi Wu of Gaoyang, Grand Minister of Justice; and Yuwen Gui of Huazheng, Grand Duke General of the Army.

護又遣大司馬賀蘭祥逼帝遜位。 Hu then sent Grand Marshal Helan Xiang to compel his abdication.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Ming · 3 passages

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吐谷渾寇邊，庚戌，遣大司馬、博陵公賀蘭祥率衆討之。 Tuyuhun raided the frontier; on gengxu day he sent Grand Marshal Helan Xiang, Duke of Boling, with troops to punish them.

賀蘭祥攻拔洮陽、洪和二城，吐谷渾遁走。 Helan Xiang took Taoyang and Honghe, and the Tuyuhun withdrew.

進封天水公廣為蔡國公，高陽公達奚武為鄭國公，武陽公豆盧甯為楚國公，博陵公賀蘭祥為涼國公，甯蜀公尉遲迥為蜀國公，化政公宇文貴為許國公，陳留公楊忠為 Yuwen Guang of Tianshui was promoted to Duke of Cai; Daxi Wu of Gaoyang to Duke of Zheng; Doulu Ning of Wuyang to Duke of Chu; Helan Xiang of Boling to Duke of Liang; Yuchi Jiong of Ningshu to Duke of Shu; Yuwen Gui of Huazheng to Duke of Xu; and Chenliu Duke Yang Zhong as