Xiao Zixian
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Xiao Zixian (simplified Chinese: 萧子显; traditional Chinese: 蕭子顯; pinyin: Xiāo Zǐ Xiǎn, 489–537), courtesy name Jingyang (景陽), formally Viscount Jiao of Ningdu (寧都驕子), was a historian and author,[1] best known for producing the Book of Qi.[2]
Works[]
Xiao Zixian produced the following books:[citation needed]
- Book of Qi (齐书)
- Book of the Later Han (后汉书)
- Jinshicao (晋史草)
- Putong Bei Fa Ji (普通北伐记)
- 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.[2]
References[]
Categories:
- 489 births
- 537 deaths
- Liang dynasty historians
- Southern Qi people
- 6th-century Chinese historians
- 6th-century Chinese writers
- Chinese writer stubs