Overview
The translated histories identify Xiao Dalin as an administrator, aristocrat, general, and official. This record brings together 12 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiao Dalin | 蕭大臨 | Xiao Dalin |
| Given | Dalin | 大臨 | Dalin |
| Personal name | Dalin | 大臨 | Dàlín |
| Given name | Dalin | 大臨 | Dàlín |
| Title | Duke of Ningguo | 寧國公 | Ningguo gong |
| Title | Duke of Ningguo | 寧國縣公 | |
| Title | Prince of Nanhai | 南海郡王 | Nanhai junwang |
| Title | Prince of Nanhai | 南海王 | Nanhai wang |
| Title | Prince of Nanhai | 南海王 | |
| Courtesy name | Renxuan | 仁宣 | Rénxuān |
| Personal name | Xiao Dalin | 蕭大臨 | Xiao Dalin |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:044:s0003
Roles
- Administrator
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
- Royal Family Member
- Scholar
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: killed · Place: the commandery / 郡 · Age: 25 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶二年秋 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit · liangshu:044:s0051
- Place: 吳郡 · 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: 11 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · liangshu:044:s0036
- Age: 25 · Reckoning: sui · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶二年秋 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit · liangshu:044:s0051
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大同二年 · Western Year: AD 536Explicit · liangshu:044:s0034
- Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit · liangshu:044:s0038
- Source Date: Text: 大寶二年秋 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit · liangshu:044:s0051
- Source Date: Text: 大寶元年 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit · liangshu:044:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0040
- Source Date: Text: 太清三年六月壬辰 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:004:s0044
Family
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- Sibling of Xiao Dachun (蕭大春)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Parentage: biological · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: uncertain
- Sibling of Xiao Dalian (蕭大連)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 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 Left Lady (左夫人)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
Career and standing
- Label: Acting long-term palace attendant / 長兼侍中 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit · liangshu:044:s0038
- Label: Yangzhou inspector / 揚州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清三年七月庚午 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit · liangshu:004:s0047
- Label: Gentleman of the Palace Secretariat / 中書侍郎 · Action: appointedExplicit · liangshu:044:s0037
- Title: Duke of Ningguo / 寧國縣公 · Action: enfeoffed · Households: 1500 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同二年 · Western Year: AD 536Explicit · liangshu:044:s0034
- Title: Prince of Nanhai / 南海郡王 · Action: enfeoffed · Households: 2000 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寶元年 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit · liangshu:044:s0044
- Title: Prince of Nanhai / 南海郡王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清三年六月壬辰 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit · liangshu:004:s0044
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: belonged-toExplicit · liangshu:044:s0001
Learning and skills
- Institution: National University / 國學 · Action: enteredExplicit · liangshu:044:s0037
- Credential: first in classics and policy / 明經射策甲科 · Action: earnedExplicit · liangshu:044:s0037
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defended-capital · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Place: Xinting / 新亭Explicit · liangshu:044:s0040, liangshu:044:s0041
- Explicit · liangshu:044:s0036
References in the histories
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