Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Xiao Siwen 蕭思溫

Attested AD 960 - AD 982

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Siwen was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 960 to AD 982 北府宰相思溫
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passage 211

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Empress Ruizhi (睿智皇后蕭氏)
father 父
Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 211

Career and standing

Northern Office Chancellor 北府宰相
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 211

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 2 passages

景宗睿智皇后蕭氏，諱綽，小字燕燕，北府宰相思溫女。 Empress Ruizhi (Xiao), wife of Jingzong, taboo name Chuo, childhood name Yanyan, daughter of Northern Office Chancellor Xiao Siwen.

思溫嘗觀諸女掃地，惟后潔除，喜曰：「此女必能成家。」 Siwen once watched his daughters sweeping the floor; only the future empress swept thoroughly, and he said with delight, "This girl will surely make a household."