[ Recognised Cao Cao’s talent and predicted Han would collapse. Noble offical.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Ch‘iao Hsüan (Kung-tsu)
Simplified Chinese: 桥玄 (公祖)
Pronunciation: Qiao2 Xuan2
Cantonese (Yale): Kiu Yun
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Kiu Jyun
Birthplace: Liang
Other Names: State Patriarch Qiao
Name Notes: ‘State Patriarch Qiao’ in the Brewitt-Taylor translation.
Rank and Titles
Officer of Merit; Assistant Officer of State of Chen; Assistant Head of Police; Officer of Censorate; Inspector of Liang; Chancellor of Qi; Administrator of Shanggu; Administrator of Hanyang; Chief Clerk; Administrator of Julu; Court Architect; Consultant; General on the Liao; Intendant of Henan; Minister Steward; Grand Herald; Minister of Works; Minister over the Masses; Minister of Justice; Director of the Secretariat; Imperial Household Grandee; Grand Commandant; Grand Palace Grandee
Family and Relationships
Qiao Su (Father); Qiao Qing (Brother); Qiao Yu, Qiao Zai (Sons); Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao (Daughters); Sun Ce, Zhou Yu (Sons-in-law); Sun Shao, Zhou Xun, Zhou Yin (Grandsons)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Never noted to have met Liu Bei.
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 1, 44, 48, 54
Sanguozhi: Wei 1, Wei 2
Hou Han shu: 8, 51, 56, 58, 60, 65, 74
Zizhi tongjian: 56-57