Overview
The translated histories identify Xiao Yu as a general, military officer, rebel, and royal family member. This record brings together 30 passages from 5 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiao Yu | 蕭譽 | Xiao Yu |
| Courtesy name | Chongsun | 重孫 | Chongsun |
| Title | Duke of Zhijiang | 枝江縣公 | Zhijiang Xiangong |
| Title | Prince Hedong | 河東王 | |
| Title | Prince of Hedong | 河東王 | |
| Title | Prince of Hedong | 河東王 | Hédōng Wáng |
| Title | Prince of Hedong | 河東王 | Hedong Wang |
| Surname | Xiao | 蕭 | Xiāo |
| Personal | Xiao Yu | 蕭譽 | Xiāo Yù |
| Personal name | Xiao Yu | 蕭譽 | |
| Personal name | Xiao Yu | 譽 | Yù |
| Personal name | Xiao Yu | 蕭譽 | Xiao Yu |
| Given | Yu | 譽 | Yù |
| Given name | Yu | 譽 | |
| Given name | Yu | 譽 | Yù |
| Given name | Yu | 譽 | Yu |
| Personal name | Yu | 譽 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liangshu:030:s0178, suishu:079:s0111
Roles
- General
- Military Officer
- Rebel
- Royal Family Member
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: beheaded · Place: Changsha / 長沙 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 承聖 · Western Year: AD 552Explicit · liangshu:055:s0179
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: chapter narrative · Western Year: AD 530Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:030:s0178
- Source Date: Text: 中大通三年 · Western Year: AD 531Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0153
- Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 550Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0111
- Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552Explicit · chenshu:010:s0008, chenshu:010:s0009
- Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:037:s0058
- Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0158
- Source Date: Text: 普通二年 · Western Year: AD 521Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0152
Family
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- Sibling of Xiao Cha (蕭詧)Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
- Child of Xiao Tong (蕭統)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 2
Career and standing
- Label: General of the Rear Guard / 領軍將軍 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:037:s0058
- Title: Prince of Hedong / 河東郡王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中大通三年 · Western Year: AD 531Explicit · liangshu:055:s0153
- Title: Duke of Zhijiang county / 枝江縣公 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 普通二年 · Western Year: AD 521Explicit · liangshu:055:s0152
Places and affiliations
- Label: Liang · Relation: associated-withExplicit · liangshu:055:s0151
- Place: Xiangzhou / 湘州 · Relation: posted-toExplicit · liangshu:055:s0157
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · liangshu:055:s0166, liangshu:055:s0167
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker
Events and relationships
- Explicit · liangshu:030:s0178
- Explicit · liangshu:055:s0163
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · liangshu:037:s0058
References in the histories
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