Xiao Daoning (蕭道寧)

Overview

The translated histories identify Xiao Daoning as an aristocrat, official, and statesman. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Xiao Daoning	蕭道寧	Xiāo Dàoníng
Given	Daoning	道寧	Dàoníng
Title	Empress's brother	國舅
Surname	Xiao	蕭	Xiāo
Personal name	Xiao Daoning	蕭道寧	Xiāo Dàoníng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
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Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:010:s0165

Roles

Aristocrat
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 三年五月癸酉 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Lunar Month: 5 · Sexagenary Day: 癸酉 · Western Year: AD 985
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Source Date: Text: 三年秋七月丁卯 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: autumn · Lunar Month: 7 · Sexagenary Day: 丁卯 · Western Year: AD 985
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:010:s0176
Source Date: Text: 統和元年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 983
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Source Date: Text: 乾亨四年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 982
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Family

Kin of Empress Dowager (皇太后)
Kinship Term: Empress's brother / 國舅 · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: sister

Origins and identity

Ethnicity: Khitan / 契丹
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Career and standing

Label: co-chancellor / 同平章事 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年五月癸酉 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Lunar Month: 5 · Sexagenary Day: 癸酉 · Western Year: AD 985
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Label: in charge of Shenzhou military and civil affairs / 知沈州軍州事 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年五月癸酉 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Lunar Month: 5 · Sexagenary Day: 癸酉 · Western Year: AD 985
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Label: Liaoxing Army military commissioner / 遼興軍節度使 · Action: appointed
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Label: Zhaode Army military commissioner / 昭德軍節度使 · Action: appointed
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Label: co-chancellor under the Gate / 同政事門下平章事 · Action: held
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Label: co-chancellor / 平章事 · Action: held
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Title: Meritorious Minister of Loyal Brightness and Aiding Governance / 忠亮佐理功臣 · Action: granted
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Title: Empress's brother / imperial maternal uncle / 國舅 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年五月癸酉 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Lunar Month: 5 · Sexagenary Day: 癸酉 · Western Year: AD 985
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Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
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Place: Shenzhou / 沈州 · Relation: posted-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年五月癸酉 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Lunar Month: 5 · Sexagenary Day: 癸酉 · Western Year: AD 985
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Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: garrisoned · Place: Nanjing / 南京
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Relation: maternal-uncle-of-emperor · Person Id: Emperor Shengzong of Liao (遼聖宗) · Label: Empress's brother / 國舅
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References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 10Volume 10 Annals 10: Shengzong 1 · 5 passages

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以南院大王勃古哲總領山西諸州事，北院大王、於越休哥為南面行軍都統，奚王和朔奴副之，同政事門下平章事蕭道寧領本部軍駐南京。 Southern Route great king Boguzhe was placed in overall charge of the western circuits; Northern Route great king and yuyue Xiuge was made Southern Route campaign commander-in-chief, with Xi King Heshuonu as his deputy; co-chancellor under the Gate Xiao Daoning led his own army in garrison at Nanjing.

辛巳，以國舅、同平章事蕭道寧為遼興軍節度使，仍賜號忠亮佐理功臣。 On xinsi day imperial in-law and co-chancellor Xiao Daoning was appointed Liaoxing Army military commissioner and granted the title Meritorious Minister of Loyal Brightness and Aiding Governance.

五月丙辰朔，國舅、政事門下平章事蕭道寧以皇太后慶壽，請歸父母家行禮，而齊國公主及命婦、群臣各進物。 On the bingchen new moon of the fifth month, imperial in-law and co-chancellor Xiao Daoning, because the Empress Dowager was celebrating her birthday, asked to return to his parents' home to perform the rite; the Princess of Qi, titled ladies, and officials each presented gifts.

癸酉，以國舅蕭道寧同平章事、知沈州軍州事。 On guiyou day the Empress's brother Xiao Daoning was appointed co-chancellor and put in charge of Shenzhou military and civil affairs.

以平章事蕭道寧為昭德軍節度使，武定軍節度使、守司空兼政事令郭襲為天平軍節度使，大同軍節度使、守太子太師兼政事令劉延構為義成軍節度使，贈尚父秦王韓匡嗣尚書令。 Co-chancellor Xiao Daoning was appointed Zhaode Army military commissioner; Wuding Army Military Commissioner, acting Minister of Works and concurrent chief councillor Guo Xi was appointed Tianping Army military commissioner; Datong Army Military Commissioner, acting grand preceptor of the heir apparent and concurrent chief councillor Liu Yangou was appointed Yicheng Army military commissioner; and the late honored father Prince of Qin Han Kuangsi was posthumously granted director of the Department of State Affairs.