Overview
The translated histories identify Xiao Gan as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 12 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin
Found inHistory of Liao
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiao Gan | 蕭幹 | Xiāo Gàn |
| Given | Gan | 幹 | Gàn |
| Courtesy name | Podian | 婆典 | Pódiǎn |
| Childhood name | Xianglie | 項烈 | Xiàngliè |
| Surname | Xiao | 蕭 | Xiāo |
| Personal name | Xiao Gan | 蕭幹 | Xiāo Gàn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liaoshi:009:s0095, liaoshi:084:s0023
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liaoshi:083:s0006
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 統和四年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 986Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0037
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:009:s0095, liaoshi:084:s0034
- Source Date: Text: 統和四年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 986Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:084:s0037
- Source Date: Text: 乾亨初 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Western Year: AD 979Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:084:s0030
- Source Date: Text: 應歷末 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Western Year: AD 969Strongly inferred · liaoshi:083:s0006, liaoshi:083:s0007
- Source Date: Text: 察割之亂 · Western Year: AD 951Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:084:s0025
Family
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- Kin of Taogu (討古)Kinship Term: nephew / 侄 · Subject Role: uncle · Object Role: nephew
- Child of Diru (敵魯)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Career and standing
- Label: Chief Forest Master of the Herds / 群牧都林牙 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0028
- Label: Chief of Political Affairs / 政事令 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0033
- Label: Military Commissioner of the Tulübu tribe / 突呂不部節度使 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0029
- Label: Northern Chancellor / 北府宰相 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0029
- Label: Tulu Bu Route Military Commissioner / 突呂不部節度使 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:009:s0095
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: servedExplicit · liaoshi:009:s0095, liaoshi:084:s0023
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speakerExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0026
Events and relationships
- Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0027
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-song · Place: Gaoliang River / 高梁河 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾亨初 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Western Year: AD 979Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0030, liaoshi:084:s0031
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: repelled-night-raid · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980Explicit · liaoshi:009:s0095
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: repelled-raid · Other Person Id: Yelu Jungu (耶律勻骨) · Place: Wagiao / 瓦橋 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0034
- Relation: refused-recruitment-by · Person Id: Chage (察割)Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0025, liaoshi:084:s0026
- Relation: addressed-as-father-by · Person Id: Wise Empress Dowager (睿智皇后)Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0035
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: loyal · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0028
- Assessment: worth beyond battlefield merit for refusing Chagai · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0073
- Kind: character · Statement: forthright and plain-spokenExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0024
References in the histories
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