蕭宝巻
Xiao Baojuan was born in 483, when his father Xiao Luan was a mid-high-level official and the Marquess of Xichang, as the cousin of Emperor Wu. His original name was Xiao Mingxian. He was Xiao Luan's second son, and his mother Liu Huiduan () was Xiao Luan's wife. (His only older brother Xiao Baoyi () was born to Xiao Luan's concubine Lady Yin.) His mother Marchioness Liu had three other sons, Xiao Baoxuan (), Xiao Baoyin, and Xiao Baorong, before dying in 489.