Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Xiao Bin 蕭斌

Xiāo Bìn

Attested AD 450 - AD 453

Passages: 8
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Xiao Bin as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 8 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	Xiao Bin	蕭斌	Xiāo Bìn
Given	Bin	斌	Bīn
Personal name	Xiao Bin	蕭斌	Xiāo Bīn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · songshu:070:s0090, songshu:076:s0100, songshu:076:s0109

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 呼淑及蕭斌等 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 30 · Western Year: AD 453
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:070:s0090
Source Date: Text: 大舉北征 · Western Interval: Start: AD 450 · End: AD 451
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:076:s0100

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Liu Shao (劉劭)
Explicit · songshu:070:s0095

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: accomplice · Action: agreed-to-obey-Shao
Explicit · songshu:070:s0095, songshu:070:s0105

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 70Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu · 5 passages

元兇將為弑逆，其夜淑在直，二更許，呼淑及蕭斌等流涕謂曰：「主上信讒，將見罪廢。 When the Traitor Prince was about to commit regicide, Shu was on duty that night; about the second watch Shao called Shu and Xiao Bin, weeping: "The emperor trusts slander; I am about to be charged and deposed.

淑及斌並曰：「自古無此，願加善思。」 Shu and Bin both said, "Since antiquity there has never been this; please think again."

斌懼，乃曰：「臣昔忝伏事，常思效節，況憂迫如此，輒當竭身奉令。」 Bin in fear said, "I once served you and thought to repay with loyalty; pressed so, I will obey."

因賜淑等袴褶，又就主衣取錦，截三尺為一段，又中破，分斌、淑及左右，使以縛袴。 Then he gave Shu and the others military trousers; he took brocade from the wardrobe, cut three-foot lengths, halved them, and divided them among Bin, Shu, and the attendants to bind their trousers.

劭將出，已與蕭斌同載，呼淑甚急，淑眠終不起。 When Shao was about to go out with Xiao Bin, he called urgently for Shu; Shu slept on and did not rise.

Book of Song, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 36: Zhu Xiuzhi, Zong Que, Wang Xuanmo · 3 passages

及大舉北征，以玄謨為寧朔將軍，前鋒入河，受輔國將軍蕭斌節度。 When the great northern expedition was mounted, Xuanmo was made General Who Pacifies the North, led the vanguard across the Yellow River, and served under Pacifying-State General Xiao Bin.

蕭斌將斬之，沈慶之固諫曰：「佛狸威震天下，控弦百萬，豈玄謨所能當。 Xiao Bin was ready to behead him, but Shen Qingzhi pleaded hard: "Boli's power shakes the empire—he commands a million bowmen. Xuanmo could never have stood against him.

斌乃止。 Bin stayed the execution.