Overview
The translated histories identify Xiao Dalian as an aristocrat, general, musician, and official. This record brings together 16 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiao Dalian | 蕭大連 | Xiao Dalian |
| Given | Dalian | 大連 | Dalian |
| Personal name | Dalian | 大連 | Dàlián |
| Given name | Dalian | 大連 | Dàlián |
| Title | Duke of Lincheng | 臨城公 | Lincheng gong |
| Title | Duke of Lincheng | 臨城縣公 | |
| Title | Prince of Nan commandery | 南郡王 | Nanjun wang |
| Title | Prince of Nan commandery | 南郡王 | |
| Title | Prince of Nanjun | 南郡王 | |
| Courtesy name | Renjing | 仁靖 | Rénjìng |
| Personal name | Xiao Dalian | 蕭大連 | Xiao Dalian |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:007:s0233, liangshu:044:s0003
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Musician
- Official
- Painter
- Royal Family Member
- Writer
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: killed · Age: 25 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶二年秋 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit · liangshu:044:s0075
- Place: 姑孰 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶二年 · Western Year: AD 551 · Authority Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)Explicit · liangshu:004:s0118
Age
- Age: 25 · Reckoning: sui · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶二年秋 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit · liangshu:044:s0075
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大同七年 · Western Year: AD 541Explicit · liangshu:044:s0055
- Source Date: Text: 大同二年 · Western Year: AD 536Explicit · liangshu:044:s0054
- Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:044:s0056
- Source Date: Text: 大寶二年秋 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit · liangshu:044:s0075
- Source Date: Text: 大寶元年 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit · liangshu:044:s0067
- Source Date: Text: 天監十一年後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 512 · End: AD 549Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:007:s0233
- Source Date: Text: 太清三年 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit · liangshu:044:s0066
- Source Date: Text: 太清三年六月壬辰 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:004:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 太清元年 · Western Year: AD 547Explicit · liangshu:044:s0063
Family
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- Sibling of Xiao Daqi (大器)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Parentage: biological · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: uncertain
- Sibling of Xiao Dalin (蕭大臨)Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Parentage: biological · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
- Child of Taizong (太宗)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
- Child of Empress Wang Lingbin (王靈賓)Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological
- Child of Emperor Xuan (高宗)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Line: paternal
- Child of Heir Apparent Taizong (太宗)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
- Child of Empress Wang (王皇后)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
Career and standing
- Explicit · liangshu:044:s0070
- Label: Jiangzhou inspector / 江州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶元年七月 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit · liangshu:004:s0089
- Label: in charge of Yangzhou affairs / 行揚州事 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶元年六月辛巳 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit · liangshu:004:s0086
- Label: Inspector of East Yangzhou / 東揚州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清元年 · Western Year: AD 547Explicit · liangshu:044:s0063
- Title: Duke of Lincheng / 臨城縣公 · Action: enfeoffed · Households: 1500 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同二年 · Western Year: AD 536Explicit · liangshu:044:s0054
- Title: Prince of Nan commandery / 南郡王 · Action: enfeoffed · Households: 2000 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶元年 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit · liangshu:044:s0067
- Title: Prince of Nan commandery / 南郡王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清三年六月壬辰 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit · liangshu:004:s0044
- Title: Prince of Nanjun / 南郡王 · Action: heldExplicit · liangshu:007:s0233
- Explicit · liangshu:044:s0069
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: belonged-toExplicit · liangshu:044:s0001
Learning and skills
- Institution: National University / 國學 · Action: entered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同七年 · Western Year: AD 541Explicit · liangshu:044:s0055
- Skill: music / 音樂 · Level: masterlyExplicit · liangshu:044:s0053
- Skill: painting / 丹青 · Level: skilledExplicit · liangshu:044:s0053
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · liangshu:044:s0057
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: ordered-suppression · Other Person Id: Tian Lingqun (田領群)Explicit · liangshu:044:s0066
- Explicit · liangshu:044:s0064
References in the histories
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