Overview
The translated histories identify Xiao Chang as an aristocrat, general, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiao Chang | 蕭昌 | Xiao Chang |
| Personal name | Chang | 昌 | |
| Given | Chang | 昌 | |
| Surname | Xiao | 蕭 | |
| Courtesy name | Zijian | 子建 | Zijian |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:024:s0080
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天監十七年 · Western Year: AD 518Explicit · liangshu:024:s0096
Age
- Years: 39 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天監十七年 · Western Year: AD 518Explicit · liangshu:024:s0096
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 天監初 · Western Year: AD 502Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:024:s0082
- Source Date: Text: 天監十七年 · Western Year: AD 518Explicit · liangshu:024:s0096
Family
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- Child of Xiao Chongzhi (蕭崇之)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Child of Lady Mao (毛氏)Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
- Parent of Xiao Boyan (蕭伯言)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Sibling of Xiao Jing (蕭景)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Object Birth Order: 2
Career and standing
- Label: Governor of Guang / 廣州刺史 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 天監六年 · Western Year: AD 507Explicit · liangshu:024:s0084
- Label: Internal Administrator of Yuzhang / 豫章內史 · Action: appointedExplicit · liangshu:024:s0082
- Label: Vice Director of the Secretariat / 中書侍郎 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 天監初 · Western Year: AD 502Explicit · liangshu:024:s0082
- Label: Left Regular Attendant to the Prince of Jin'an / 晉安王左常侍 · Action: heldExplicit · liangshu:024:s0081
- Status: dismissal · Action: entered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天監九年 · Western Year: AD 510Explicit · liangshu:024:s0086
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: servedExplicit · liangshu:024:s0082
- Polity: Southern Qi / 齊 · Relation: servedExplicit · liangshu:024:s0081
Events and relationships
- Kind: suicide-attempt · Role: subject · Action: stabbed-self · Place: Shitou / 石頭Explicit · liangshu:024:s0095
Assessments and attributes
- Kind: character · Statement: loved wine and often went to excess after drinkingExplicit · liangshu:024:s0090
References in the histories
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