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Xiao Lun
Sixth son of Emperor Wu of Liang, Prince of Shaoling, known for his literary talent; he fought Hou Jing, was defeated, and was executed in 551 when Runan fell.
In a study at night, a desk holds a brush pot, a porcelain vase with a plum branch, a lit red lantern, a folded fan and an unrolled blank scroll, with no one seated there, while through a round window the moon rises over a lake with a sailboat.
Also known as Shitiao · Prince of Shaoling · Prince Xie of Shaoling
Xiao Lun, courtesy name Shitiao, was the sixth son of Emperor Wu of Liang and was made Prince of Shaoling in 514, with the posthumous title Xie of Shaoling. He was praised for his literary gift, especially his letters, and poems of his appear in the Yutai Xinyong. In the Hou Jing rebellion his armies suffered repeated defeats, he fought his brother Xiao Yi, and he finally took refuge with the Western Wei; he was captured and executed when Runan fell in 551, refusing to submit.
Life and times
Dates c. 507–551 CE