Emperor Wu of Liang - Personal Information

Personal Information

  • Father
    • Xiao Shunzhi (蕭順之), Southern Qi general and the Marquess of Linxiang (d. 490), posthumously honored as Emperor Wen
  • Mother
    • Zhang Shangrou (張尚柔) (d. 471), posthumously honored as Empress Xian
  • Wife
    • Chi Hui (郗徽) (468-499), posthumously honored as Empress De, mother of Princesses Yuyao, Yuwan, and Yuhuan. Her death played a role in the creation in Emperor Liang's Repentance text, a major Chinese Buddhist text recited in monasteries.
  • Major Concubines
    • Consort Ding Lingguang (丁令光) (485-526), mother of Crown Princes Tong and Gang and Prince Xu, posthumous name Mu
    • Consort Ruan Lingying (阮令嬴) (477-543), née Shi, mother of Prince Yi, previously lady-in-waiting of Southern Qi emperor Xiao Baojuan, posthumously honored as Empress Dowager Wenxuan
    • Consort Wu, mother of Prince Zong, previously concubine of Xiao Baojuan
    • Consort Dong, mother of Prince Jī
    • Consort Ding, mother of Prince Guan
    • Consort Ge, mother of Prince Jì
  • Children
    • Xiao Tong (蕭統), Crown Prince Zhaoming (created 502, d. 531)
    • Xiao Zong (蕭綜) (b. 502?), the Prince of Yuzhang (created 504), later changed name to Xiao Zan (蕭贊) and created Prince of Danyang by Northern Wei (created 525, d. 530)
    • Xiao Gang (蕭綱), initially the Prince of Jin'an (created 506), later the Crown Prince (created 531), later Emperor Jianwen of Liang
    • Xiao Jī (蕭績) (note different tone than his brother) (b. 505), Prince Jian of Nankang (created 508, d. 529)
    • Xiao Xu (蕭續) (b. 505), Prince Wei of Luling (created 509, d. 547)
    • Xiao Guan (蕭綸) (b. 509), Prince Xi of Shaoling (created 514, killed by Western Wei forces 551), later posthumously honored as Prince Zhuangwu of Shaoling by Emperor Xuan of Western Liang
    • Xiao Yi (蕭繹), the Prince of Xiangdong (created 514), later Emperor Yuan of Liang
    • Xiao Jì (蕭紀) (note different tone than his brother) (b. 509), the Prince of Wuling (created 514), later claimant to the throne (declared emperor 552, killed by Emperor Yuan's forces 553)
    • Princess Lin'an
    • Princess Changcheng
    • Xiao Yuyao (蕭玉姚), the Princess Yongxing
    • Xiao Yuwang (蕭玉婉), the Princess Yongshi
    • Xiao Yuhuan (蕭玉嬛), the Princess Yongkang
    • Xiao Yuzhi (蕭玉誌), the Princess Anji
    • Princess Yongjia
    • Princess Fuyang

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