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Xiao Ji
Eighth son of Emperor Wu of Liang, Prince of Wuling and long-time governor of Yizhou; he declared himself emperor in 552 and was killed in 553.
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 Courtesy name Shixun · Prince of Wuling
Xiao Ji, courtesy name Shixun, was the eighth son of Emperor Wu of Liang and Prince of Wuling, living 508 to 553. As governor of Yizhou for many years he favoured conciliation over force, restored abandoned counties and encouraged farming, salt, iron and trade. During the Hou Jing rebellion he kept his army in the west, proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu in 552 under the era name Tianzheng, and marched east against his brother Xiao Yi, only to be defeated. Fan Meng killed him in 553. Five of his poems are in the Yutai xinyong.
Life and times
Dates 508 CE–553 CE