Overview
The translated histories identify Xiao Cong as an aristocrat, official, and ruler. This record brings together 22 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiao Cong | 蕭琮 | Xiao Cong |
| Personal name | Cong | 琮 | |
| Title | Duke of Ju | 莒國公 | |
| Title | Duke of Liang | 梁公 | |
| Title | Prince of Dongyang | 東陽王 | |
| Kinship reference | Son Cong | 子琮 | |
| Courtesy name | Wenwen | 溫文 | |
| Personal name | Xiao Cong | 蕭琮 | Xiao Cong |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:015:s0012
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · suishu:079:s0142
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Official
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: died while confined at homeExplicit · suishu:079:s0178
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 子琮嗣 / 煬帝嗣位 · Western Interval: Start: AD 585 · End: AD 618Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0140, suishu:079:s0163
- Source Date: Text: 禎明元年 · Western Year: AD 587Explicit · chenshu:015:s0061
Family
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- Kin of Xiao Ju (蕭钜)Kinship Term: brother's son / nephew / 弟子 · Subject Role: nephew · Object Role: uncle
- Child of Xiao Kui (蕭巋)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Parent of Xiao Xian (蕭鉉)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Kin of Paternal cousin of Xiao Cong (蕭琮從父妹)Kinship Term: paternal cousin / 從父妹 · Subject Role: cousin · Object Role: cousin · Line: paternal
- Kin of Xiao Cen (蕭岑)Kinship Term: paternal uncle / 叔父 · Subject Role: uncle · Object Role: nephew · Line: paternal
- Kin of Xiao Yan (蕭岩)Kinship Term: paternal uncle / 叔父 · Subject Role: uncle · Object Role: nephew · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Xiao Kan (蕭瓛)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Birth Order: 3 · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
- Sibling of Sister of Xiao Cong (蕭琮妹)Kinship Term: younger sister / 妹 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-sister
Career and standing
- Label: Director of the Palace Secretariat / 內史令 · Action: appointedExplicit · suishu:079:s0164
- Label: Pillar of State / 柱國 · Action: appointedExplicit · suishu:079:s0162
- Label: Grand Master of the Left Light / 左光祿大夫 · Action: posthumously-grantedExplicit · suishu:079:s0179
- Title: Duke of Liang / 梁公 · Action: changed-toExplicit · suishu:079:s0164
- Title: Duke of Ju / 莒國公 · Action: grantedExplicit · suishu:079:s0162
- Title: Prince of Dongyang / 東陽王 · Action: grantedExplicit · suishu:079:s0144
- Status: confined-at-home · Action: imposedExplicit · suishu:079:s0178
- Role: ruler of Later Liang · Era Name: Guangyun / 廣運Explicit · suishu:079:s0140, suishu:079:s0152
Places and affiliations
- Label: Sui / 隋 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · suishu:079:s0162
- Label: Western Liang / 後梁 · Relation: ruledStrongly inferred · suishu:079:s0140
Learning and skills
- Skill: mounted archery / 弓馬 · Level: expertExplicit · suishu:079:s0143
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · suishu:079:s0171, suishu:079:s0174
- Explicit · suishu:079:s0168
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · chenshu:015:s0012
References in the histories
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