Song, Liao, and Jin · Princess

Nanyang Princess 南陽公主

Nányáng Gōngzhǔ

Attested AD 1029

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Nanyang Princess was a princess.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1029 太平九年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 17, passage 120

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Xiao Xiaoxian (蕭孝先)
imperial son-in-law commandant 駙馬都尉 · Marriage
Directly stated · History of Liao 17, passage 120
Child of Emperor Shengzong of Liao (遼聖宗)
princess 公主
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 17, passage 120

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 17, passage 120

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 17Volume 17 Annals 17: Shengzong 8 · 1 passage

八月己丑，東京舍利軍詳穩大延琳囚留守駙馬都尉蕭孝先及南陽公主，殺戶部使韓紹勛、副使王嘉、四捷軍都指揮使蕭頗得，延琳遂僭位，號其國為興遼，年為天慶。 On jichou day of the eighth month Eastern Capital Sheli Army xiangwen Da Yanlin imprisoned regent imperial son-in-law commandant Xiao Xiaoxian and Nanyang Princess, killed Revenue Commissioner Han Shaoxun, deputy commissioner Wang Jia, and Four Expeditions Army commander-in-chief Xiao Piede; Yanlin then usurped the throne, called his state Xingliao, and took the era name Tianqing.