Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Prince of Shaoling 邵陵王

Shaoling Wang

Attested AD 479 - AD 557

Passages: 12
Chapters: 8
Histories: 2

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince of Shaoling as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and royal family member. This record brings together 12 passages from 8 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Prince of Shaoling	邵陵王	Shaoling Wang
Title	Prince of Shao-ling	邵陵王
Title	Prince of Shaoling	邵陵王
Title	Prince of Shaoling	邵陵王	Shaoling wang
Title	Prince of Shaoling of Light Chariots	輕車邵陵王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · chenshu:018:s0133, liangshu:043:s0017, liangshu:044:s0082, liangshu:046:s0141, liangshu:047:s0201
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · chenshu:025:s0038
Value: male
Explicit · chenshu:017:s0023

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Military Officer
Royal Family Member
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 侯景亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 549
Explicit · liangshu:031:s0129
Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0082
Source Date: Text: 太清三年 · Western Year: AD 549
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:043:s0112, liangshu:043:s0105
Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:046:s0141
Source Date: Text: 太清前後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:025:s0038, chenshu:025:s0040
Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 540 · End: AD 549
Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:018:s0133
Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
Explicit · chenshu:017:s0023
Source Date: Text: 高祖時 · Western Year: AD 502
Strongly inferred · liangshu:047:s0201, liangshu:047:s0200
Source Date: Text: 齊 · Western Interval: Start: AD 479 · End: AD 502
Explicit · liangshu:031:s0036

Career and standing

Title: Prince of Shaoling / 邵陵王 · Action: held
Explicit · liangshu:047:s0201

Places and affiliations

Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: belonged-to
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0001

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Chong; Wang Tong; Yuan Jing · 3 passages

遷平西邵陵王長史。 He was transferred to chief clerk to the Prince of Shaoling, General Who Pacifies the West.

起家梁祕書郎，歷太子舍人，輕車河東王主簿，安前邵陵王、中軍宣 He began as a Liang secretariat gentleman, then served as crown prince aide, registrar to the prince of Hedong of the light chariots, and merit clerk in the households of the former prince of Shaoling and the central army prince Xuan

安前邵陵王中軍宣 Preceding prince of Shaoling, central army prince Xuan

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 1 passage

起家梁邵陵王法曹參軍，遷太子舍人、尚書三公郎。 He began as legal aide to the prince of Shaoling under Liang, then became crown prince attendant and gentleman of the three dukes in the masters of writing.

Book of Chen, Chapter 25Volume 25: Pei Ji; Sun Yang · 1 passage

起家梁輕車臨川嗣王行參軍，累遷為安西邵陵王水曹中兵參軍事。 He entered service as acting aide to Liang's Heir of Linchuan in the light-chariot office, then rose to water-and-arms clerk on the military staff of the Prince of Shao-ling, pacifier of the west.

Book of Liang, Chapter 31Volume 31: Yuan Ang; Yuan Junzheng · 3 passages

服闋，除右軍邵陵王長史，俄遷御史中丞。 When his mourning ended he was made chief clerk to the Prince of Shaoling, General of the Right Army, and soon afterward promoted to imperial censor.

服闋，爲邵陵王友、北中郎長史、東陽太守。 When mourning ended he was companion to the Prince of Shaoling, chief clerk to the North General of the Center, and administrator of Dongyang.

侯景亂，率數百人隨邵陵王赴援，及京城陷，還郡。 When Hou Jing rebelled, he led several hundred men with the Prince of Shaoling to relieve the capital; when the capital fell, he returned to his commandery.

Book of Liang, Chapter 43Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli · 1 passage

時邵陵王東奔至錢唐，聞之，遣板授嵊征東將軍，加秩中二千石。 The Prince of Shaoling had fled east to Qiantang; hearing of it he sent a commission appointing Sheng General Who Pacifies the East with rank equal to two thousand shi.

Book of Liang, Chapter 44Volume 44: Eleven Princes of Taizong; Two Princes of Shizu · 1 passage

侯景內寇，大春奔京口，隨邵陵王入援，戰于鐘山，爲賊所獲。 When Hou Jing invaded Dachun fled to Jingkou and followed the Prince of Shaoling to the rescue, fought at Zhongshan, and was taken.

Book of Liang, Chapter 46Volume 46: Hu Sengyou; Xu Wensheng; Du Ze; Du An; Du You'an; Du Kan; Yin Zichun · 1 passage

屬侯景亂，世祖令子春隨領軍將軍王僧辯攻邵陵王於郢州，平之。 When Hou Jing rebelled Shizu ordered Zichun to follow Wang Sengbian against the Prince of Shaoling at E and pacify him.

Book of Liang, Chapter 47Volume 47: Filial Acts · 1 passage

還除輕車邵陵王參軍事，隨府會稽，復丁所生母憂。 He returned to office as staff equal to the Prince of Shaoling of Light Chariots, followed the headquarters to Kuaiji, and again mourned his birth mother.