Wu

Details

Instance of

human

Born

464

Died

13 September 549

Place of death

Nanjing

Sex or gender

male

Family name

Xiao

Father

Xiao Shunzhi

Mother

Zhang Shangrou

Spouse

Chi Hui, Ding Lingguang, Ruan Lingying, Wu Jinghui, Ge Xiurong

Child

Xiao Tong, Emperor Jianwen of Liang, Xiao Ji, Emperor Yuan of Liang, Xiao Zong, Xiao Lun, Xiao Ji, Xiao Xu, Xiao Yuyao, Xiao Yuwan, Xiao Yuhuan, Princess Fuyang

Sibling

Xin'anmu princess, Xiao Lingyi, Xiao Yi, Xiao Hong, Xiao Wei, Xiao Hui, Xiao Dan, Xiao Xiu, Xiao Rong, Xiao Fu, Xiao Chang

Occupation

philosopher, poet, ruler

Position held

Emperor of China

Citizenship

Liang dynasty

Religion

Buddhism

ancestral home

Dantu County

courtesy name

叔達, 練兒

described by source

Book of Liang, Book of Wei, History of Southern Dynasties

family

Clan Xiao of Lanling

name in kana

しょう えん

posthumous name

武皇帝

temple name

高祖

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