Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Duke and General

Xiao Dachun 蕭大春

c. AD 530 - AD 551

Passages: 9
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Dachun was a Duke and General.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Renjing	仁經	Rénjīng

Life and dates

Death

AD 551 大寶二年秋
Killed · Age 22
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 85
AD 551 大寶二年
At 會稽 · Authority Hou Jing (侯景)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 118

Age

22
AD 551 大寶二年秋 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 85

Attested activity

AD 540 大同六年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 79
AD 551 大寶二年秋
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 85
AD 550 大寶元年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 83
AD 549 太清三年六月壬辰
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 4, passage 44
AD 548 太清二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 29, passages 112, 118

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Xiao Dalin (蕭大臨)
brother 兄弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 44, passage 3
Child of Xiao Gang (蕭綱)
son 子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 4, passage 44
Child of Heir Apparent Taizong (太宗)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 3
Child of Left Lady (左夫人)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 3

Key source chapters

Career and standing

East Yangzhou inspector 東揚州刺史
AD 550 大寶元年二月丙戌 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 76
Wu province inspector 吳州刺史
AD 549 太清三年七月戊辰 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 46
General Who Pacifies the Distance 寧遠將軍
AD 548 太清二年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 118
Duke of Xifeng 西豊縣公
AD 540 大同六年 · Enfeoffed · Households 1500
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 79
Prince of Anlu 安陸郡王
AD 550 大寶元年 · Enfeoffed · Households 2000
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 83
Prince of Anlu 安陸郡王
AD 549 太清三年六月壬辰 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 44

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Duke of Xifeng 西豊公
AD 548 太清二年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 118

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Active in
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 118
Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Belonged to
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 1

Events and relationships

Captured
Military · Participant · With Hou Jing (侯景) · At Zhongshan 鐘山
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 82
Served under
AD 548 太清二年 · Military · Officer · With Xiao Lun (蕭綸)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 118

Assessments and attributes

imposing build; belt ten arm-spans around
Physical description
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 78

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 118

References in the histories

Search passages

History

9 passages

Book of Liang, Chapter 4Volume 4: Emperor Jianwen · 4 passages

壬辰，封當陽公大心為尋陽郡王，石城公大款為江夏郡王，寧國公大臨為南海郡王，臨城公大連為南郡王，西豊公大春為安陸郡王，新塗公大成為山陽郡王，臨湘公大封為宜都郡王。 On renchen Duke Daxin of Dangyang became Prince of Xunyang, Duke Dakuan of Shicheng Prince of Jiangxia, Duke Dalin of Ningguo Prince of Nanhai, Duke Dalian of Lincheng Prince of Nan commandery, Duke Dachun of Xifeng Prince of Anlu, Duke Dacheng of Xintu Prince of Shanyang, and Duke Dafeng of Linxiang Prince of Yidu.

戊辰，以吳郡置吳州，以安陸王大春為刺史。 On wuchen Wu commandery was made Wu province, with Prince Dachun of Anlu as inspector.

丙戌，以安陸王大春為東揚州刺史。 On bingxu Prince Dachun of Anlu was made East Yangzhou inspector.

遣使害南海王大臨于吳郡，南郡王大連于姑孰，安陸王大春於會稽，新興王大莊於京口。 Envoys were sent to kill Prince Dailin of Nanhai at Wu, Prince Dalian of Nanjun at Gudu, Prince Dachun of Anlu at Kuaiji, and Prince Dazhuang of Xinxing at Jingkou.

Book of Liang, Chapter 29Volume 29: Three Princes of Gaozu · 1 passage

遂率寧遠將軍西豊公大春、新淦公大成等，步騎三萬，發自京口。 He then led General Who Pacifies the Distance Duke of Xifeng Dachun, Duke of Xingan Dacheng, and others—thirty thousand foot and horse—setting out from Jingkou.

Book of Liang, Chapter 44Volume 44: Eleven Princes of Taizong; Two Princes of Shizu · 4 passages

太宗王皇后生哀太子大器、南郡王大連，陳淑容生尋陽王大心，左夫人生南海王大臨、安陸王大春，謝夫人生瀏陽公大雅，張夫人生新興王大莊，包昭華生西陽王大鈞，范夫人生武寧王大威，褚脩華生建平王大球，陳夫人生義安王大昕，朱夫人生綏建王大摯。 Empress Wang of Heir Apparent Taizong bore Lamented Crown Prince Daqi and Prince of Nan commandery Dalian; Lady Chen the Shurong bore Prince of Xunyang Daxin; the Left Lady bore Prince Dalin of Nanhai and Prince Dachun of Anlu; Lady Xie bore Duke of Liuyang Daya; Lady Zhang bore Prince of Xinxing Dazhuang; Bao Zhaohua bore Prince of Xiyang Dajun; Lady Fan bore Prince of Wuning Dawei; Chu Xiuhua bore Prince of Jianping Daqiu; Lady Chen bore Prince of Yi'an Daxin; Lady Zhu bore Prince of Suijian Dazhi.

安陸王大春，字仁經。 Prince of Anlu Dachun, styled Renjing.

侯景內寇，大春奔京口，隨邵陵王入援，戰于鐘山，爲賊所獲。 When Hou Jing invaded Dachun fled to Jingkou and followed the Prince of Shaoling to the rescue, fought at Zhongshan, and was taken.

京城旣陷，大寶元年，封安陸郡王，邑二千戶。 When the capital fell, in the first year of Great Treasure he was enfeoffed Prince of Anlu with two thousand households.