Xiao Zixian

Xiao Zixian (simplified Chinese: 萧子显; traditional Chinese: 蕭しょう子こ顯あらわ; pinyin: Xiāo Zǐ Xiǎn, 489–537^[1]), courtesy name Jingyang (景けい陽ひ), formally Viscount Jiao of Ningdu (寧やすし都と驕おご子こ), was a Chinese historian^[2] best known for producing the Book of Qi^[3] (also known as Book of Southern Qi), part of the Twenty-Four Histories. He was the only author of the Twenty-Four Histories to be a member of the chronicled dynasty's ruling house.

Works

Xiao Zixian produced the following books:^[4]

Book of Qi (齐书)
Book of the Later Han (后きさき汉书)
Jinshicao (晋すすむ史し草くさ)^[5]
Putong Bei Fa Ji (普通ふつう北きた伐き记)
Gui Jian Zhuan (贵俭传)

Family

Xiao Zixian's grandfather was Xiao Daocheng (Emperor Gao of Southern Qi), and his father was Emperor Gao's second son Xiao Ni, the Prince of Yuzhang.^[6]

Xiao Zixian was the fifth son of Xiao Ni. His elder brothers were (in descending order of seniority) Xiao Zilian (萧子廉れん), Xiao Zike (萧子恪つとむ), Xiao Zicao (萧子操みさお), and Xiao Zifan (萧子範はん). Xiao Zixian had two younger brothers: Xiao Ziyun (萧子雲くも) and Xiao Zihui (萧子晖).^[7]

References

^ (大同だいどう三さん年ねん，出で为仁威い将はた军、吴兴太守たいしゅ，至いたり郡ぐん未み几，卒そつ，时年四よん十じゅう九きゅう。) Liang Shu, vol.35
^ creator:"Xiao, Zixian, 489–537", National Library of Australia.
^ Book of Liang, vol. 35.
^ (子こ显所著ちょ《后きさき汉书》一いち百ひゃく卷かん，《齐书》六ろく十じゅう卷かん，《普通ふつう北きた伐き记》五ご卷かん，《贵俭传》三さん十じゅう卷かん，) Liang Shu, vol.35
^ (《晋すすむ史し草くさ》三さん十卷梁萧子显撰。) Sui Shu, vol.33
^ Nan Shi, vol. 42
^ Nan Shi, vol. 42

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[1] (大同だいどう三さん年ねん，出で为仁威い将はた军、吴兴太守たいしゅ，至いたり郡ぐん未み几，卒そつ，时年四よん十じゅう九きゅう。) Liang Shu, vol.35

[2] reator:"Xiao, Zixian, 489–537", National Library of Australia.

[BL35-3] Book of Liang, vol. 35.

[4] (子こ显所著ちょ《后きさき汉书》一いち百ひゃく卷かん，《齐书》六ろく十じゅう卷かん，《普通ふつう北きた伐き记》五ご卷かん，《贵俭传》三さん十じゅう卷かん，) Liang Shu, vol.35

[5] (《晋すすむ史し草くさ》三さん十卷梁萧子显撰。) Sui Shu, vol.33

[6] Nan Shi, vol. 42

[7] Nan Shi, vol. 42

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