Huang (晃) | 24 Histories

Overview

Huang was a prince and General.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Xuanming	宣明	Xuanming
Childhood name	White Elephant	白象
Posthumous name	Wei	威
Nickname	Xiao the Fourth	蕭四

Life and dates

Death

AD 490 八年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 77

Age

31
AD 490 八年 · Reckoning Sui
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 77

Attested activity

AD 490 八年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 77
AD 478 升明二年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 51-53
AD 482 國憂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 58-59
AD 479 太祖踐祚
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 54-55
AD 420 to AD 479 宋世
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 50
AD 483 永明元年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 60

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Ying (映)
elder brother 兄
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 51
Sibling of Emperor Wu (世祖)
Emperor Wu 世祖 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 59
Sibling of Ye (曄)
fifth son of the same father 第五子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 48, 85
Child of the founding emperor (太祖)
fourth son 第四子 · paternal line
fourth son 第四子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 48
Sibling of Ziliang (子良)
Prince of Jingling 竟陵王 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 60
Sibling of Ni (嶷)
Prince of Yuzhang 豫章王 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 65

Career and standing

general of the central army 中軍將軍
AD 482 國憂 · Added
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 58
General of the Chariots and Cavalry 車騎將軍
Advanced
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 75
bearer of credentials, supervisor of Yu, Si, and Xiyang in Ying, General of the Western Center, Inspector of Yu 持節、監豫司二州郢州之西陽諸軍事、西中郎將、豫州刺史
AD 478 其年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 53
attendant and Defender General, still General Who Guards the Army 侍中、護軍將軍，鎮軍如故
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 74
attendant and Defender General 侍中、護軍將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 58
attendant at leisure and director of the secretariat 散騎常侍、中書監
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 61

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bearer of credentials, commander of Southern Xu and Yan, General Who Guards the Army, governor of Southern Xu 使持節、都督南徐兗二州諸軍事、鎮軍將軍、南徐州刺史
Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 永明元年 · Western Year: AD 483
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 60
bearer of credentials, commander of Southern Xu and Yan, rear general, governor of Southern Xu 使持節、都督南徐兗二州諸軍事、后將軍、南徐州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 56
General of Pacifying the North and governor of Huainan and Xuancheng 寧朔將軍、淮南宣城二郡太守
Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 升明二年 · Western Year: AD 478
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 51
General Who Guards the Army and governor of Danyang 鎮軍將軍、丹陽尹
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 73
secretariat gentleman and friend to the Prince of Shaoling 秘書郎邵陵王友
Declined
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 50
attendant 侍中
AD 482 國憂 · Relinquished
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 58
posthumously granted a headquarters with ceremonial equality to the Three Dukes 即本號贈開府儀同三司
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 79
Prince Wei of Changsha 長沙威王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 48
Capital prince guard limit
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 62
Beaten with staff
Beaten · Authority the founding emperor (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 55
Nearly punished by law
Nearly prosecuted · Authority Emperor Wu (世祖)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 64

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 54, 60
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 50
At Huainan and Xuancheng 淮南宣城 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 51

Learning and skills

Skill bow, horse, and cavalry lance 弓馬、馬槊 · Level renowned
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 52, 80

Works and attributed material

Saying · Subject · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 52

Events and relationships

Commanded the horse army at Qua
Military · Commander · With Emperor Wu (世祖)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 57
Entrusted to Emperor Wu to remain near the capital
Political · Entrusted son
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 59
Pierced a stump with a lance others could not pull
Personal · Performer · With Emperor Wu (世祖)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 80-81
Rode with armed attendants in the capital
AD 477 to AD 478 沈攸之事起 · Military · Displaying commander · With Shen Youzhi (沈攸之)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 52
Secretly brought hundreds of weapons to the capital
Legal · Accused
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 63
Seized and killed the chief clerk
AD 479 太祖踐祚 · Homicide · Killer
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 54

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Tested tribute horses in the Flowery Grove
Personal · Tester
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 82
Relation Successor of · Person Ying (映)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 51

Assessments and attributes

Assessment a favorite of the founding emperor in youth · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 49
Assessment never treated with intimate favor · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 71
Assessment this is our house's Prince of Rencheng · Mode speech Speaker the founding emperor (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 83
physically powerful from youth
Physical description
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 49
Item eastern-garden funeral regalia, court robe, and one suit 東園秘器，朝服一具，衣一襲 · Relation Bestowed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 78
Item oiled carriage canopy and martial pipes and drums 油絡車，鼓吹一部 · Relation Bestowed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 76