Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Xiao Gang 蕭綱

Attested AD 502 - AD 549

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Gang was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 531 中大通三年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 27, passage 231
AD 502 to AD 549 晉安王
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 27, passage 63

Family

Sibling of Crown Prince Zhaoming (昭明太子)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Liang 27, passage 126

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 27Volume 27: Lu Chui; Dao Qia; Ming Shanbin; Yin Jun · 2 passages

出爲雲麾晉安王長史、尋陽太守、行江州府州事。 He left the capital as chief clerk to the Cloud-Banner General, Prince of Jin'an, as administrator of Xunyang and acting overseer of Jiangzhou affairs.

昭明太子與晉安王綱令曰：「明北兗、到長史遂相系凋落，傷怛悲惋，不能已已。 Crown Prince Zhaoming sent a letter to Prince Jing'an, Xiao Gang, saying, "Ming of Northern Yanzhou and Chief Clerk Dao have died in succession; my grief and sorrow cannot be stilled.