Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Scholar

Xiao Chen 蕭琛

Xiāo Chēn

Attested AD 502 - AD 531

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Chen was an official and Scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 502 to AD 531 梁世
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 26, passages 189-190

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 190

Events and relationships

Relation Associate of · Person High Ancestor (高祖) · old ties before the High Ancestor took the throne
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 190

Assessments and attributes

Assessment quick-witted, eloquent, thoroughly versed in court precedent · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 190
Assessment renowned for talent and learning · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 189

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 189

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 26Volume 26: Fan Xiu; Fu Zhao; Fu Ying; Xiao Chen; Lu Gao · 2 passages

蕭琛、陸杲俱以才學著名。 Xiao Chen and Lu Gao were both renowned for talent and learning.

琛朗悟辯捷，加諳究朝典，高祖在田，與琛遊舊，及踐天曆，任遇甚隆，美矣。 Chen was quick-witted and eloquent and thoroughly versed in court precedent; the High Ancestor had known him in private life, and when he took the throne his favor was lavish—a fine thing indeed.