Overview
The translated histories identify Xiao Talan as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 11 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiao Talan | 蕭闥覽 | Xiāo Tàlǎn |
| Title | Grand Preceptor Talan | 太師闥覽 | |
| Title | Imperial Uncle Grand Preceptor Xiao Talan | 國舅太師蕭闥覽 | |
| Given | Talan | 闥覽 | Tàlǎn |
| Given | Talan | 闥覽 | |
| Personal | Talan | 闥覽 | Tàlǎn |
| Surname | Xiao | 蕭 | Xiāo |
| Surname | Xiao | 蕭 | |
| Personal name | Xiao Talan | 蕭闥覽 | Xiāo Tàlǎn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liaoshi:010:s0203
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 三年冬十一月丙申 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 11 · Sexagenary Day: 丙申 · Western Year: AD 985Explicit · liaoshi:010:s0203
- Source Date: Text: 統和二年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 984Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:010:s0131
- Source Date: Text: 統和四年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 986Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:011:s0003
- Source Date: Text: 統和六年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 988Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:012:s0065
- Source Date: Text: 統和七年夏四月乙卯 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 7 · Western Year: AD 989Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:012:s0145
Family
Immediate source-linked family. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select a person to open their record.
- Parent of Paiya (排亞)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity: Khitan / 契丹Strongly inferred · liaoshi:010:s0203
Career and standing
- Label: supreme commander / commander-in-chief / 都統 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年冬十一月丙申 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 11 · Sexagenary Day: 丙申 · Western Year: AD 985Explicit · liaoshi:010:s0203
- Label: Zhangde Army military commissioner / 彰德軍節度使 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 統和四年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 986Explicit · liaoshi:011:s0003, liaoshi:011:s0189
- Label: Grand Preceptor / 太師 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:012:s0065, liaoshi:012:s0145
- Label: Zhangde Army Military Commissioner / 彰德軍節度使 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:010:s0131
- Status: imperial-maternal-uncle · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:012:s0145
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
Events and relationships
- Kind: court · Role: visitor · Action: came to courtExplicit · liaoshi:010:s0131
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: submitted-march-route-distances-and-products · Other Person Id: Pusa Nu (菩薩奴) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年冬十一月丙申 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 11 · Sexagenary Day: 丙申 · Western Year: AD 985Explicit · liaoshi:010:s0203
- Kind: military · Role: casualty · Action: wounded-by-arrowExplicit · liaoshi:012:s0065
References in the histories
Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.