Overview
Xiaoyin was an official, Writer, and Musician.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 554 魏末Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 260-262
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Mao (茂)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 263
- Child of Father of Tingfather 父Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 258, 263
- Sibling of Ting (珽)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 258
Career and standing
- regular attendant of the scattered cavalry 散騎常侍AD 554 魏末 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 260
Places and affiliations
- AD 554 魏末Polity Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 260
Learning and skills
- Skill literary composition 文學 · Level known-earlyDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 258
- Skill quick-witted eloquence 機警有辯 · Level notedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 259
- Skill music 音律 · Level understoodDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 259
Works and attributed material
- Narrative · Subject · silent-subject for literary comparison and Wei-end officesDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 259-260
Events and relationships
- Met Liang envoys among selected worthiesAD 554 時徐君房、庾信來聘 · Diplomatic · Reception officialDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 261-262
- Received Liang envoyAD 554 魏末為散騎常侍、迎梁使 · Diplomatic · Host receiverDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 260
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment compositions did not match elder brother Ting · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 259
- Assessment known early for literary gifts · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 258
- Assessment won praise in public discussion while young among reception officers · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 262
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 258
References in the histories
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