Qin and Han · Statesman

Xiao He 蕭何

Xiāo Hé

Attested BC 206 - BC 141

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao He was a statesman.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Wenzong	文終

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 206 to BC 141 漢興
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 212

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 212

Events and relationships

Helped Han to peace
Political · Minister
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 212

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 140Volume 140 Biographies 65: Cui Miao, Two Pei's, Lu · 1 passage

漢興，蕭何、張良、霍去病、霍光以文武大略，佐漢致太平，一名不盡其善，乃有文終、文成、景桓、宣成之謚。 When Han rose, Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang—with grand civil and military strategies—helped Han to peace; one character could not exhaust their excellence, hence the posthumous titles Wenzong, Wencheng, Jinghuan, and Xuancheng.