Zhengde (正德) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhengde as a general, military officer, rebel, and royal family member. This record brings together 17 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	Zhengde	正德	Zhengde
Courtesy name	Gonghe	公和	Gonghe
Title	Marquis of Feng of the West	西豊侯
Title	Marquis of Xifeng	西豊侯
Title	Marquis of Xifeng	西豊侯	Xifeng Hou
Title	Prince of Linhe	臨賀王	Linhe Wang
Surname	Xiao	蕭	Xiao
Personal name	Xiao Zhengde	蕭正德
Personal name	Xiao Zhengde	蕭正德	Xiao Zhengde
Personal name	Zhengde	正德	Zhengde
Given name	Zhengde	正德
Given name	Zhengde	正德	Zhengde

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liangshu:023:s0069, liangshu:030:s0092
Sex: male
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0126

Roles

General
Military Officer
Rebel
Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed by forged edict · Killer Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 549
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0150

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 中大通四年 · Western Year: AD 532
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0135
Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0148
Source Date: Text: 普通七年 · Western Year: AD 526
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0133
Source Date: Text: 普通六年 · Western Year: AD 525
Explicit · liangshu:023:s0069, liangshu:030:s0099
Source Date: Text: 普通六年 · Western Year: AD 525
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0131

Family

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Child of Gaozu (高祖)
Kinship Term: adoptive father / 養父 · Parentage: adoptive · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Child of Prince Jinghui of Linchuan (臨川靖惠王)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 3

Career and standing

Title: Marquis of Xifeng / 西豊侯 · Action: enfeoffed
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0129
Title: Prince of Linhe / 臨賀郡王 · Action: enfeoffed
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0136
Title: Son of Heaven / 天子 · Era Name: Zhengping / 正平 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0148

Places and affiliations

Label: Liang · Relation: associated-with
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0126

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0144

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: collaborator · Action: ferried · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0146

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: rebelled and brought extinction on himself · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · liangshu:055:s0184

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 23Volume 23: Ye, Prince of Changsha; Boyou, Prince of Yongyang; Yuanjian, Prince of Hengyang; Xiang, Prince of Guiyang · 1 passage

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六年，爲軍師將軍，與西豊侯正德北伐渦陽，輒班師，爲有司所奏，免官削爵土。 In the sixth year he served as General of the Army and joined the Marquis of Xifeng, Zhengde, on a northern campaign against Woyang, but abruptly withdrew his forces. The authorities impeached him, and he was stripped of office and fief.

Book of Liang, Chapter 30Volume 30: Pei Ziye; Gu Xie; Xu Chi; Bao Quan · 4 passages

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太尉臨川王聞其名，召掌書記，仍侍西豊侯正德讀。 The Defender-in-Chief, Prince of Linchuan, heard his name and summoned him to take charge of records, and he also attended upon Marquis of Feng of the West, Xiao Zhengde, in his studies.

正德爲巴西、梓潼郡，協除所部安都令。 Zhengde held the commanderies of Baxi and Zitong; Xie was appointed magistrate of Andu within his jurisdiction.

會西豊侯正德爲吳郡，除中軍參軍，領郡五官，遷輕車湘東王參軍事，兼記室。 When Marquis of Feng of the West Zhengde became governor of Wu commandery, Xie was appointed aide in the Central Army and placed in charge of the five officials of the commandery; he was then transferred as aide to the Prince of Xiangdong in the Light Chariots and made concurrent recorder.

普通六年，正德受詔北討，引爲府錄事參軍，掌書記。 In the sixth year of Putong, Zhengde received an edict for the northern campaign and took Xie on as recorder of the headquarters, in charge of records.

Book of Liang, Chapter 55Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong · 12 passages

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豫章王綜武陵王紀臨賀王正德河東王譽 Prince Xiao Zong of Yuzhang; Prince Xiao Ji of Wuling; Prince Zhengde of Linhe; Prince Yu of Hedong

臨賀王正德字公和，臨川靖惠王第三子也。 Prince of Linhe Zhengde, styled Gonghe, was the third son of Prince Jinghui of Linchuan.