| Xiao Baojuan 蕭寶卷 | |||||||||
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| Emperor of Southern Qi | |||||||||
| Reign | September 498 – 31 December 501[1] | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Ming | ||||||||
| Successor | Emperor He | ||||||||
| Born | Xiao Mingxian (蕭明賢) 483 | ||||||||
| Died | 501 (aged 17–18) | ||||||||
| Spouse | Chu Lingqu Consort Pan Yunu Consort Wu Consort Yu Consort Huang Jinghui | ||||||||
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| Father | Emperor Ming | ||||||||
| Mother | Empress Liu Huiduan | ||||||||
Xiao Baojuan (蕭寶卷) (483 – 31 December 501[2]), né Xiao Mingxian (蕭明賢), commonly known by his posthumously demoted title of Marquess of Donghun[3] (東昏侯), courtesy name Zhizang (智藏), was an emperor of the Southern Qi dynasty of China, during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. He was a violent ruler who executed high-level officials at his whim, and this drew several major rebellions, the last of which, by his general Xiao Yan, overthrew him and eventually his dynasty, with Xiao Yan establishing the Liang dynasty. He is known as the Marquess of Donghun because Xiao Yan demoted him to that title after he was killed in a siege of the capital Jiankang.
- ^ Xiao Baojuan's biography in Nan Qi Shu indicate that he was emperor until his death on 31 December 501. This contradicts Xiao Baorong's biography in Nan Qi Shu, which indicate that Baorong was made emperor on 14 Apr 501.
- ^ bing'yin day of the 12th month of the 3rd year of the Yong'yuan era, per Xiao Baojuan's biography in Nan Qi Shu. The same biography indicate that he was 19 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died.
- ^ The term "Donghun" (東昏) does not denote a place, but a derogatory description of Xiao Baojuan. Historically, the Chinese word "Hun" (昏), when used to describe rulers, means "incompetent" or "mediocre". In that context, the title "Marquess of Donghun" can be translated as the "Eastern Incompetent Marquess".