Xiao Ji

Deceased Person

0508 – 0553

36

Who was Xiao Ji?

Xiao Ji, courtesy name Shixun, known by his princely title of Prince of Wuling, name derogatorily and posthumously changed to Taotie Ji, was an imperial prince and pretender to the throne of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. He was the youngest son of the dynasty's founder Emperor Wu, and he governed the modern Sichuan and Chongqing region. In 552, believing that he was destined to be emperor, he declared himself as such and advanced east to try to take the throne, but in 553, with Western Wei forces attacking his domain from the rear under the instigation of his brother Emperor Yuan, Xiao Ji's advancing forces were defeated by Emperor Yuan's, and he was killed in battle.

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0553

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