辽代平原公主墓志考释

The Criticism and Interpretation of the Epitaph of Princess Pingyuan of the Liao Dynasty

在辽宁阜新县八家子乡乌兰木图山南麓,有一处辽代后族萧氏的家族墓地,即乌兰木图辽墓群。

The three epitaphs of Xiao Jin萧仅,Xiao Min萧旻 and Princess Pingyuan of the Liao Dynasty unearthed in recent years from the tombs on Ulan Mutu Mountain in Bajiazi Township,Fuxin County,Liaoning showed that these tombs belonged to the cemetery of Xiao Family,the imperial consort clan of the Liao Dynasty.Based on the epitaph of Princess Pingyuan and referring to the epitaphs of Xiao Jin and Xiao Min as well as other inscription materials and historic literature,this paper studied and discussed the life of Princess Pingyuan,the outlined biographies of the ancestors of Xiao Zhong,the husband of Princess Pingyuan and the children of Xiaozhong and Princess Pingyuan,and confirmed the relations among Xiao Jin,Xiao Zhong,Xiao Min and Princess Pingyuan.These studies provided valuable and reliable materials for the research on the history of the imperial in-laws of the Liao Dynasty.