Sui and Tang · Bandit

Xiang Daoli 向道力

Attested AD 581 - AD 600

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiang Daoli was a Bandit.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 581 to AD 600 尋除兗州刺史
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 56, passages 122, 124

Career and standing

Confessed to fraud
Arrest · Authority Xue Zhou (薛胄)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 134

Places and affiliations

At Chen Prefecture 陳州 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 124

Events and relationships

Falsely replaced Xu Juluo
Fraud · Impostor · With Xu Juluo (徐俱羅) · At Hailing Commandery 海陵郡
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passages 127-128
Posed as governor of Gaoping
Fraud · Impostor · At Gaoping Commandery 高平郡
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 124

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 21: Lu Kai, Ling Huxi, Xue Zhou, Yu Wenbi, Zhang Heng, Yang Wang · 5 passages

有陳州人向道力者，偽作高平郡守，將之官，胄遇諸途，察其有異，將留詰之。 A man of Chen prefecture named Xiang Daoli had falsely posed as governor of Gaoping commandery and was on his way to take office. Zhou met him on the road, sensed something amiss, and was about to detain and question him.

既而悔之，即遣主簿追禁道力。 He soon regretted the decision and at once sent the chief clerk to pursue and detain Daoli.

有部人徐俱羅者，嘗任海陵郡守，先是已為道力偽代之。 A local man named Xu Juluo had once served as governor of Hailing commandery and had already been falsely replaced by Daoli.

俱羅遂語君馥曰：「向道力以經代俱羅為郡，使君豈容疑之？」 Juluo then said to Junfu, "Daoli has long replaced me as governor by fraud. How can you, sir, still harbor suspicion?"

遂往收之，道力懼而引偽。 He then went to arrest Daoli, who in fear confessed to the fraud.